PSYC 3640 Tophat Questions
Explore Relationship Insights Quiz
Test your knowledge about romantic relationships, communication styles, and sexual well-being with this engaging quiz. Dive into fascinating questions that unveil the dynamics of modern relationships based on the latest research and psychological insights.
- 34 thought-provoking questions
- Discover surprising facts about relationships
- Learn about sexual attitudes and well-being
In a study on the "sex recession" discussed in lecture, compared to 1992, how many fewer sexual experiences did Americans report having in 2012?
None, people reported the same number of sexual experiences
One or two fewer sexual experiences were reported in 2012 compared to 1992
People reported about ten fewer sexual experiences in 2012 compared to 1992
People reported about half as many sexual experiences in 2012 compared to 1992
Based on what we learned in lecture, does more sex = more happiness in relationships?
Yes, more sex was linked to more happiness
No, sexual frequency was not associated with happiness
Yes, but only up to a certain frequency
What was the frequency at which the link between sex and well-being "levelled-off"?
About once a month
Once a week
Three times a week
Daily
Based on what you learned in lecture, which type of sexual goals are associated with higher satisfaction?
Approach goals
Avoidance goals
Both
Neither
Being responsive to or motivated to meet a partner's sexual needs is BEST defined as:
Self-expansion
Sexual communal motivation
Unmitigated sexual communion
Approach sexual goals
About what percentage of people currently in relationships are consensually non-monogamous?
1%
5%
20%
50%
People in CNM relationships report more jealousy than people in monogamous relationships.
True
False--they report the same amount if jealousy
False--they report lower levels of jealousy on average
This has not yet been studied
Men and women are more similar than different in romantic relationships
True
False
Asexuality is
Being attracted to both men and women
Being celibate (i.e., not having sex)
not experiencing sexual attraction
Being unsure about your identity
The sex lives of same-sex couples are more similar than different compared to mixed-sex couples
True
False
When people in intercultural relationships reported more marginalization, they are reported:
Greater satisfaction; this bonded them with their partner
Less integration between their cultural and couple identities
Less compartmentalizing of cultural an couple identities
All of the above are true
When people in intercultural relationships report more self-expansion from their cultural differences they report:
Lower relationship quality
Less cultural integration
Higher relationship quality
More cultural integration
Both A and B
Both B and C
Who tends to be initially more satisfied with their relationships?
People higher in destiny beliefs
People higher in growth beliefs
Both
Who tends to remain satisfied and committed in the face of conflict in the relationship?
People higher in destiny beliefs
People higher in growth beliefs
Neither
Amy made a joke during her lecture and no one laughed. Amy interprets this as ""my students must not have heard me." What type of attribution is this?
Stable + Internal
Stable + External
Unstable + Internal
Unstable + External
People who tend to make internal attributions for a partner's good behaviour are often more:
Naive
Satisfied in the relationship
Unstable in the relationship
Likely to break-up
Based on what we learned this week, do people accurately estimate the quality and duration of their own romantic relationships?
Yes--people are accurate
No--people overestimate
No--people underestimate
In lecture, how often did we say that dating couples reported conflict?
Almost every day
About twice a week
Less than once a week
Roughly once a month
It is not whether you experience conflict, but how you approach conflict in your relationship that matters.
True
False
Mary comes home to find John sitting on the couch playing video games instead of taking out the trash like he said he would do. She says:“You don't do anything to help out around here. You are so lazy!” Which of the four horsemen explains Mary’s behaviour?
Criticism
Contempt
Defensiveness
Stonewalling
Same situation with Mary and John, except Mary says "Oh typical, playing video games again. It is so fun being married to a teenager! No, no, just relax, I will take care of everything AS USUAL [rolls eyes and sneers at John]." This is an example of:
Criticism
Contempt
Defensiveness
Stonewalling
In response to Mary yelling at him, John puts his controller down, apologizes, and explains that he just needs some down time after work. John responded by engaging:
Voice
Loyalty
Exit
Neglect
Lucy is upset that she returned from work to find Charlie playing video games. What is the best way Lucy can talk to Charlie about this if she wants to have a positive interaction but also try to change Charlie’s behaviour?
Positive Direct –calmly explain that she’d like him to help around the house more
Negative Direct – shout at John until he gets off the couch
Negative Indirect – start banging pots and pans in the kitchen and hope he’ll come help with dinner
Positive Indirect--make a joke about Charlie loves video games more than her
Which type of conflict communication is likely to lead to changing the behaviour over time?
Direct (positive and negative)
Indirect (positive and negative)
Direct (positive only)
Indirect (negative only)
Of people who get divorced, what percentage indicate that infidelity was the reason for the divorce?
25%
About 40%
A little more than half (50%)
Most people (about 80%)
In lecture we talked about uncovering about infidelity: What had the most negative effect?
Partner tells you
You confront partner with suspicion and partner confesses
A third party tells you
"Red-handed" (so to speak)
Both C and D had the most negative effects
All are equally negative, it doesn't matter how you find out
Divorce rates in Canada ...
Are increasing at a steady rate
Have been fairly stable since the late 80s
Are higher than in the US
Mean that most couples will get divorced before their 30th wedding anniversary
In lecture, which model did we learn is the best predictor of divorce?
Enduring dynamics model
Emergent distress model
Disillusionment model
Nadia is conducting a study for her honours thesis project. She wants to know if one partner's attachment anxiety is associated with the other partner reports of conflict resolution in the relationship. To test this question she would likely need to conduct a:
Daily experience study
Dyadic study
Behavioural observation study
Longitudinal study
In heterosexual relationships, what percentage of break-ups are initiated by women (as opposed to men)?
20%
50%
70%
100%
Jamal really values independence and often feels like the partners he dates want to get closer than he would like. Jamal is likely high in:
Attachment avoidance
Attachment anxiety
Fear of being single
Narcissism
People higher in fear of being single are:
Very picky about who they date
Rarely go on dates
Settle for lower quality partners
Are less likely to stay in unsatisfying relationships
Which of the following best describes the association between relationship status and well-being?
Married people are always happier than single people.
Happily married people tend to report greater well-being than single people
Being in an unhappy relationship is better for overall health than being single
People high in avoidance motives are much happier in relationships than when single
Bella DePaulo has conducted several studies about stigma and singlehood. In one study in which participants read vignettes about either a single or married people, she found:
Participants rated people in relationships are more miserable than single people
Only single people rated people in relationships as more miserable
Participants rated single people as more miserable than people in relationships
Only people in relationship rated single people as more miserable
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