Test Bank For Intimate Relationships 2nd Edition by Thomas N. Bradbury

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1.Which of the following is NOT a feature of theories?

a.Theories shape how we think.

b.Theories guide research.

c.Theories are equally accurate at explaining behavior.

d.Theories can be explicit or implicit.

ANS: C DIF: Easy REF: Theoretical Frameworks

TOP: Great Minds Don’t Think Alike MSC: Factual

2.Compared to informal theories, influential theories:

a.tend to be described formally.

b.articulate a set of explicit premises.

c.make predictions that withstand multiple tests.

d.all of the above

ANS: D DIF: Easy REF: Influential Theories of Intimate Relationships

TOP: Influential Theories of Intimate Relationships MSC: Factual

3.Which of the following is NOT a fundamental premise of the evolutionary perspective on intimate relationships?

a.Humans must reproduce to pass their genes on to the next generation.

b.Survival during infancy requires an ability to maintain proximity to a primary caregiver.

c.Through natural selection, humans evolved characteristic ways of attracting and selecting mates.

d.Features that contribute to successful reproduction are passed down from generation to generation.

ANS: B DIF: Easy REF: The Evolutionary Perspective

TOP: Evolutionary Perspective MSC: Factual

4.A type of adaptation called “sexual selection” occurs when a feature has evolved because it:

a.increases an organism’s chances of successfully reproducing.

b.increases an organism’s chances for survival.

c.increases an organism’s chances of finding food.

d.decreases an organism’s exposure to predators.

ANS: A DIF: Easy REF: The Evolutionary Perspective

TOP: Evolutionary Perspective: Adaptive functions of human mating behaviors: Sexual selection

MSC: Factual

5.Peacocks have brilliantly colored tail feathers. This is an example of:

a.an adaptive problem.

c.cross-species research.

b.sexual selection.

d.referencing.

ANS: B DIF: Medium REF: The Evolutionary Perspective

TOP: Evolutionary Perspective: Adaptive functions of human mating behaviors: Sexual selection

MSC: Applied

6.According to evolutionary psychologists, the preferences, capacities, responses, and strategies that characterize our species are called:

a.adaptive problems.

c.psychological mechanisms.

b.sexual selection.

d.adaptations.

ANS: C DIF: Easy REF: The Evolutionary Perspective

TOP: Evolutionary Perspective: Adaptive functions of human mating behaviors: Psychological mechanisms MSC: Factual

7.Which of the following statements doesNOT express a position consistent with evolutionary perspectives on intimate relationships?

a.Males have developed conscious and explicit preferences for fertility in potential sexual partners.

b.Evolved psychological mechanisms are responsive to cues in the environment.

c.Mate preferences evolved to adapt not to the current environment but, rather, to the environment that humans faced thousands of years ago.

d.Preferences that increase reproductive success should be passed down across generations, even if those preferences impede survival.

ANS: A DIF: Difficult REF: The Evolutionary Perspective

TOP: Evolutionary Perspective: Adaptive functions of human mating behaviors

MSC: Conceptual

8.According to the theory of parental investment, men and women differ in the amount of energy and resources in which they must invest to raise surviving offspring, with parental investment being higher for women than for men. Consequently, men and women have evolved different mate preferences. Which of the following is NOT consistent with the theory of parental investment?

a.Li-ying always dates men who are taller than she is.

b.Yasir has only ever dated (and had sexual relations with) one woman, to whom he is married.

c.Brett goes on dates with many women but stops seeing them if he finds out they are not virgins.

d.Tatiana does not date male students at her college; rather, she only dates men who have established careers.

ANS: B DIF: Medium REF: The Evolutionary Perspective

TOP: Evolutionary Perspective: Adaptive functions of human mating behaviors: Theory of parental investment | Evolutionary Perspective: Adaptive functions of human mating behaviors: Gender differences in mate preferences and sexual behavior MSC: Applied

9.According to the theory of parental investment, men and women differ in the amount of energy and resources in which they must invest to raise surviving offspring, with parental investment being higher for women than for men. Consequently, men and women have evolved different mate preferences. Which of the following is most consistent with the theory of parental investment?

a.Rachel mostly only dates men who are shorter than she is.

b.Randip has only ever had sexual relations with one woman, to whom he is married.

c.Blair is dating a woman who has a 2-year-old daughter from a previous relationship.

d.Tatiana does not date male students at her college; rather, she only dates men who have established careers.

ANS: D DIF: Medium REF: The Evolutionary Perspective

TOP: Evolutionary Perspective: Adaptive functions of human mating behaviors: Theory of parental investment | Evolutionary Perspective: Adaptive functions of human mating behaviors: Gender differences in mate preferences and sexual behavior MSC: Applied

10.Which of the following is NOT a problem facing researchers taking an evolutionary perspective on intimate relationships?

a.narrowing the definition of psychological mechanism

b.determining whether a behavior is the product of an evolved psychological mechanism

c.knowing where to look for evidence of evolved psychological mechanisms

d.conducting longitudinal studies to look for evidence of evolved psychological mechanisms

ANS: D DIF: Medium REF: The Evolutionary Perspective

TOP: Evolutionary Perspective: Approach to research MSC: Factual