Styles of Love and Attachment Encounter-mcq
Styles of Love and Attachment Encounter-mcq
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1: ______ is an important part of various loving relationships, including relationships between family members, romantic partners, and close friends.
A. Liking
B. Affection
C. Attachment
D. Ideology
2: What are some of the key characteristics that define liking?
A. Respect, trust, intimacy, affection, and passion
B. Affection, respect, trust, feeling comfortable together, and enjoying each other’s company
C. Attachment, affection, feeling comfortable together, respect, and passion
D. Respect, intimacy, passion, consummate love, and trust
3: Sternberg’s triangular theory of love distinguishes between liking and different types of love. There are three components that are related to love--intimacy, passion, and commitment, making up three sides of a triangle. Out of the types of love, what is the most complete type of love based off of?
A. Having moderate levels of intimacy, passion, and commitment
B. Having high levels of intimacy, moderate levels of passion, and moderate levels of commitment
C. Having moderate levels of intimacy, high levels of passion, and moderate levels of commitment
D. Having high levels of intimacy, passion, and commitment
4: When ______ is combined with ______, people experience romantic love.
A. Sexual attraction; intimacy
B. Intimacy; lust
C. Passion; intimacy
D. Passion; commitment
5: Sternberg theorized that intimacy is moderately stable over the course of a relationship. However, he made an important distinction between latent and manifest intimacy. What was this distinction?
A. Latent intimacy refers to internal feelings of closeness and interpersonal warmth, which are not directly observable by others. Manifest intimacy refers to how people communicate affection and closeness to someone, such as disclosing intimate feelings to a partner or spending extra time together.
B. Latent intimacy refers to external feelings of closeness and interpersonal warmth, which are directly observable by others. Manifest intimacy refers to how people communicate dissatisfaction and frustration to someone, such as disclosing personal feelings to a partner.
C. Latent intimacy refers to internal feelings of anger and interpersonal frustrations, which are usually expressed to others. Manifest intimacy refers to how people vent intimacy issues and relational problems to someone.
D. Latent intimacy refers to using emotionally charged nonverbal communication during conversations. Manifest intimacy refers to how people interact when they use high levels of verbal and emotional communication.
6: According to Sternberg, ______ is the “hot” component of love that consists of motivation and arousal, though it is not limited to sexual arousal.
A. Infatuation
B. Intimacy
C. Passion
D. Commitment
7: The third side or component of Sternberg’s love triangle refers to the decision to love someone and the commitment to maintain that love, which is based on cognition and decision-making.
A. Loyalty
B. Responsibility
C. Infatuation
D. Commitment/decision
8: Eros is a type of love that is rooted in feelings of affection, attraction, and sexual desire. This type of love is very common in the initial stages of romantic relationships. Some level of eros can keep relationships exciting and passionate, but too much eros can cause negative effects within a relationship.
A. True
B. False
9: Levine and colleagues found that people with a(n) ______ style of love tended not to report using secret tests, which are indirect, sometimes sneaky ways of trying to find out information, such as asking third parties what they know, seeing if your partner gets jealous when you flirt with someone, or taking a break to find out if your partner will miss you.
A. Eros
B. Storgic
C. Ludus
D. Mania
10: Lovers who have a ludic style of love are often classified as ______.
A. Those who see relationships as games to be played as well as those having a low level of commitment within their relationships
B. Those who base their relationships from high levels of intimacy and commitment but comparatively low levels of passion
C. Those who revolve their relationships around caring, concern, and tenderness and are more focused on giving than receiving
D. Those who have a deep, abiding, highly passionate love for a partner, although not only in a physical sense
11: Marston and colleagues argued that love does not consist of interdependent thoughts, feelings, attitudes, and behaviors, and the subjective experience of love hardly changes in importance throughout the relationship.
A. True
B. False
12: Physiological and behavioral responses to love could be grouped into six categories or love ways; these love ways represent the experiences of over 90% of lovers: ______.
A. Collaborative love, agape love, committed love, secure love, expressive love, and eros love
B. Collaborative love, active love, committed love, secure love, pragma love, and traditional romantic love
C. Collaborative love, active love, intuitive love, committed love, secure love, expressive love, and traditional romantic love
D. Collaborative love, active love, game-playing love, committed love, secure love, pragma love, and traditional romantic love
13: Dismissive individuals have a(n) ______ model of themselves but a(n) ______ model of others.
A. Positive; negative
B. Negative; indifferent
C. Indifferent; positive
D. Negative; positive
14: Preoccupied individuals exhibit mixed messages that reflect their high need for intimacy coupled with their low self-confidence. In everyday interactions, they often appear pleasant, attentive, and expressive. However, when they become anxious, their communication sometimes becomes unpleasant and self-focused. Classify a thought process that would distinguish a preoccupied individual.
A. “You’re not okay, but I’m okay.”
B. “Neither of us is okay.”
C. “Both of us are okay.”
D. “You’re okay, but I’m not okay.”
15: Fearful individuals have negative models of both themselves and others. They tend to avoid social situations and potential relationships because they fear rejection. Even when in relationships, they tend to be hesitant to communicate emotions or to initiate escalation of the relationship. Classify a thought process that would distinguish a fearful or hesitant individual.
A. “I’m not okay, but you’re okay.”
B. “Neither of us is okay.”
C. “Both of us are okay.”
D. “You’re not okay, but I’m okay.”
16: Agape based on a combination of eros and storge .
A. True
B. False
17: Anxious-ambivalent attachment style uses this style to value relational closeness over autonomy .
A. True
B. False
18: Attachment styles based on how _________ individuals view themselves and others.
A. Positively
B. Negatively
C. Both a & b
D. None of these
19: Attachment theory is a social-developmental approach that helps account for interactions between children ,this statement is related to _______
A. Attachment theory
B. Avoidant attachment style
C. Latent intimacy
D. None of these
20: A social interaction style where the person is uncomfortable getting close to or depending on others is known as ________ .
A. Attachment theory
B. Avoidant attachment style
C. Latent intimacy
D. None of these
21: Companionate love is also called friendship love based on ________ of intimacy and commitment .
A. High levels
B. Low levels
C. Medium level
D. None of these
22: Consummate love is the most complete form of love based on._________ .
A. Intimacy
B. Passion
C. Commitment
D. All of these
23: Dismissive attachment style is an attachment style based on positive models of self and negative models of others .
A. True
B. False
24: Empty love based on commitment alone rather than on ________ .
A. Intimacy
B. Passion.
C. Both a & b
D. None of these
25: Eros is one of Lee’s primary love styles and is also called ________ .
A. Romantic love
B. Passionate love
C. Both a & b
D. None of these
26: A type of love characterized by commitment and passion without intimacy is known as ________ .
A. Romantic love
B. Passionate love
C. Fatuous love
D. None of these
27: Fearful attachment style is an attachment style based on negative models of self and negative models of others .
A. True
B. False
28: Friendship love based _______ on that has little passion.
A. Intimacy
B. Commitment
C. Both a & b
D. None of these
29: Ideologies are a collection of ________ about life, including love.
A. Beliefs
B. Values
C. Expectations
D. All of these
30: Infatuation is a form of incomplete love based on passion only.
A. True
B. False
31: Internal working models are cognitive representations of _______ .
A. Oneself
B. Potential partners
C. Both a & b
D. None of these
32: Cognitive representations of oneself and potential partners that reflect an individual’s past experiences in close relationships is known as _______ .
A. Internal working models
B. External working models
C. Infatuation models
D. All of these
33: Intimacy based on feelings of ________ has been called the warm part of love.
A. Emotional connection
B. Closeness
C. Both a & b
D. None of these
34: Language of acts of service involves helping with necessary tasks by doing things such as helping with housework and running errands for one’s partner.
A. True
B. False
35: Language of affirmation and support involves being ________ .
A. Encouraging
B. Supportive
C. Complimentary.
D. All of these
36: Language of gifts and tokens of affection involves giving _________ and doing special things for one’s partner.
A. Gifts
B. Living
C. Surprise
D. None of these
37: Language of physical touch involves communicating love mainly through physical contact.
A. True
B. False
38: Language of time together involves spending time together ________ in shared activities.
A. Talking
B. Participating
C. Both a & b
D. None of these
39: Latent intimacy Internal feelings of __________ warmth that are not directly observable by others.
A. Closeness
B. Interpersonal
C. Both a & b
D. None of these
40: Liking is a feeling or connection characterized by ________ .
A. Affection
B. Respect
C. Both a & b
D. None of these
41: Five languages that represent preferred ways of communicating and receiving love are known as _______ .
A. Love languages
B. Latent intimacy
C. Love ways
D. Manifest intimacy
42: Love ways are the seven categories _______ of to love .
A. Physiological
B. Behavioral responses
C. Both a & b
D. None of these
43: Ludus is based on having low levels of commitment and seeing relationships as fun, playful, and casual.
A. True
B. False
44: Mania based on a combination of ________ . Mania involves having a possessive style of loving.
A. Eros
B. Ludus
C. Both a & b
D. None of these
45: Manifest intimacy is a _________ of closeness and affection that involve communication, such as hugging or kissing .
A. Internal manifestations
B. External manifestations
C. Both a & b
D. None of these
46: Negative model of others reflects expectations that people will be unsupportive and unaccepting or will cause problems.
A. True
B. False
47: An internalized sense of self-doubt that leads one to seek the approval of others is known as _______ .
A. Negative self-model
B. Positive model of others
C. Passionate love
D. Both a & b
48: Passion ______ motivation and arousal.
A. Involving
B. Irrelevant
C. Both a & b
D. None of these
49: Passionate love is also called ________ , it is based on intimacy, passion, and low commitment.
A. Eros
B. Romantic love
C. Both a & b
D. None of these
50: In a positive model of others a perception that reflects expectations that people will be ________ , and that relationships will be rewarding.
A. Supportive
B. Receptive
C. Accepting
D. ALL of these
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