Test Bank for Intimate Relationships 4th Edition by Thomas N Bradbury
Answers Included ✅
Chapter 1
1. Imagine you are taking part in a study on pain tolerance. You are asked to place
your hand in freezing-cold water for as long as you can. It will become quite
painful after a few minutes. Given what you know about the neurochemistry of
relationships, under what condition do you think you would subjectively
experience the least amount of pain?
a. when there is a stranger in the room with their hand on your shoulder
b. when your romantic partner is in the room with you with their hand on your
shoulder
c. when you are alone in the room
d. when you are alone in the room but know your partner is in the room next
door
2. Nushi and Yan were just quarantined because they were exposed to Covid. They
both have a history of depression, especially when their regular schedules and
plans are interrupted. Based on the information presented in the chapter, what
would Choi and colleagues (2020) suggest that they do to avoid possibly
becoming depressed while in quarantine?
a. get plenty of exercise
b. schedule a video chat with someone to talk about their feelings
c. take medications to reduce inflammation
d. get a new pet
3. In an MRI study, women were told they could receive an electric shock after
seeing a certain symbol. During the study, the women held the hand of an
intimate partner, held the hand of a stranger, or didn’t hold hands with anyone.
What did the authors of the study find?
, a. When holding hands with a partner, women reported being less afraid of
the shock than when holding hands with a stranger or with no one.
b. Threat-related brain structures were less activated when women held
hands with a partner or a stranger than when they held hands with no one.
c. Threat-related brain structures were less activated when women held
hands with a partner than when they held hands with a stranger or no one.
d. Threat-related brain structures were less activated when women held
hands with a partner, as long as the relationship was of good quality.
4. According to recent research in the United States and New Zealand (Girme et al.,
2022), why do people in relationships have greater well-being than those who are
single?
a. People in relationships have more financial resources.
b. People in relationships have someone with whom to share household
chores.
c. Single people are discriminated against more in society.
d. Single people get more social support from friends.
5. Based on the research by Kettlewell and colleagues (2020), which of the following
would you predict to produce the highest increase in subjective well-being for a
person?
a. birth or adoption of a child
b. winning the lottery
c. getting a new job
d. getting engaged
6. The textbook mentions that married couples differ from unmarried couples in
terms of their well-being, with married couples having greater well-being;
however, it is possible that this difference is the result of a selection effect. Which
, of the following describes how this difference could be the result of a selection
effect?
a. Married people have a greater sense of well-being not because marriage
provides benefits but because they chose to get married in the first place.
b. Because researchers cannot randomly select groups of people to compare,
they make assumptions about these group differences and conclude that
married people have a greater sense of well-being.
c. Married couples who select partners have a greater sense of well-being
than couples in arranged marriages.
d. Unmarried couples have a lower sense of well-being because they select
careers or hobbies over getting married.
7. Ace and Triston got married. Under what circumstances will their marriage have a
“protection effect” as it is defined in this chapter?
a. The specific experience of being married will provide them with advantages
or benefits.
b. Their marriage might increase the fitness of their offspring because of
random changes in genes.
c. Their love for each other will produce in them a strong desire to protect
each other.
d. Their marriage will influence the way their children manage their own
intimate relationships as adults.
8. According to the chapter, if an individual’s relationship becomes unfulfilling and
then the individual encounters stress, what happens in the body?
a. there is increased resistance to a cold virus.
b. the anterior insula is activated.
c. there is decreased adrenaline.
d. a protein increases inflammation.
, 9. Hari, Adam, and Neela went snowboarding and neglected to apply sunscreen.
Now they all have blisters on their faces. Hari lives with his romantic partner, and
they have a good relationship, Adam is in a difficult relationship, and Neela has
just broken up with her romantic partner. Given what you know about health and
relationships, what can we say about their recovery?
a. Neela will recover the quickest because she does not have to worry about
taking care of another person.
b. Both Hari and Adam will recover more quickly than Neela because they are
in relationships.
c. Hari will recover the quickest because Adam’s relationship is difficult, and
Neela just broke off a relationship.
d. All of them are likely to recover equally as fast.
10.In the year 2057, Elizabeth’s doctor tells her that her p16 protein has been
deactivated and that her level of inflammation is, therefore, low. What can you
conclude about Elizabeth’s relationship?
a. She and her partner are struggling because Elizabeth just had a baby.
b. She and her partner have a fulfilling relationship.
c. Her partner just moved out.
d. Her partner just left for a business trip.
11.Research presented in the chapter found that _____ a partner predicted the
likelihood of a person dying sometime over the next 5 years, even when
accounting for that person’s current health status.
a. criticism from
b. praise from
c. death of
d. anger toward
Answers Included ✅
Chapter 1
1. Imagine you are taking part in a study on pain tolerance. You are asked to place
your hand in freezing-cold water for as long as you can. It will become quite
painful after a few minutes. Given what you know about the neurochemistry of
relationships, under what condition do you think you would subjectively
experience the least amount of pain?
a. when there is a stranger in the room with their hand on your shoulder
b. when your romantic partner is in the room with you with their hand on your
shoulder
c. when you are alone in the room
d. when you are alone in the room but know your partner is in the room next
door
2. Nushi and Yan were just quarantined because they were exposed to Covid. They
both have a history of depression, especially when their regular schedules and
plans are interrupted. Based on the information presented in the chapter, what
would Choi and colleagues (2020) suggest that they do to avoid possibly
becoming depressed while in quarantine?
a. get plenty of exercise
b. schedule a video chat with someone to talk about their feelings
c. take medications to reduce inflammation
d. get a new pet
3. In an MRI study, women were told they could receive an electric shock after
seeing a certain symbol. During the study, the women held the hand of an
intimate partner, held the hand of a stranger, or didn’t hold hands with anyone.
What did the authors of the study find?
, a. When holding hands with a partner, women reported being less afraid of
the shock than when holding hands with a stranger or with no one.
b. Threat-related brain structures were less activated when women held
hands with a partner or a stranger than when they held hands with no one.
c. Threat-related brain structures were less activated when women held
hands with a partner than when they held hands with a stranger or no one.
d. Threat-related brain structures were less activated when women held
hands with a partner, as long as the relationship was of good quality.
4. According to recent research in the United States and New Zealand (Girme et al.,
2022), why do people in relationships have greater well-being than those who are
single?
a. People in relationships have more financial resources.
b. People in relationships have someone with whom to share household
chores.
c. Single people are discriminated against more in society.
d. Single people get more social support from friends.
5. Based on the research by Kettlewell and colleagues (2020), which of the following
would you predict to produce the highest increase in subjective well-being for a
person?
a. birth or adoption of a child
b. winning the lottery
c. getting a new job
d. getting engaged
6. The textbook mentions that married couples differ from unmarried couples in
terms of their well-being, with married couples having greater well-being;
however, it is possible that this difference is the result of a selection effect. Which
, of the following describes how this difference could be the result of a selection
effect?
a. Married people have a greater sense of well-being not because marriage
provides benefits but because they chose to get married in the first place.
b. Because researchers cannot randomly select groups of people to compare,
they make assumptions about these group differences and conclude that
married people have a greater sense of well-being.
c. Married couples who select partners have a greater sense of well-being
than couples in arranged marriages.
d. Unmarried couples have a lower sense of well-being because they select
careers or hobbies over getting married.
7. Ace and Triston got married. Under what circumstances will their marriage have a
“protection effect” as it is defined in this chapter?
a. The specific experience of being married will provide them with advantages
or benefits.
b. Their marriage might increase the fitness of their offspring because of
random changes in genes.
c. Their love for each other will produce in them a strong desire to protect
each other.
d. Their marriage will influence the way their children manage their own
intimate relationships as adults.
8. According to the chapter, if an individual’s relationship becomes unfulfilling and
then the individual encounters stress, what happens in the body?
a. there is increased resistance to a cold virus.
b. the anterior insula is activated.
c. there is decreased adrenaline.
d. a protein increases inflammation.
, 9. Hari, Adam, and Neela went snowboarding and neglected to apply sunscreen.
Now they all have blisters on their faces. Hari lives with his romantic partner, and
they have a good relationship, Adam is in a difficult relationship, and Neela has
just broken up with her romantic partner. Given what you know about health and
relationships, what can we say about their recovery?
a. Neela will recover the quickest because she does not have to worry about
taking care of another person.
b. Both Hari and Adam will recover more quickly than Neela because they are
in relationships.
c. Hari will recover the quickest because Adam’s relationship is difficult, and
Neela just broke off a relationship.
d. All of them are likely to recover equally as fast.
10.In the year 2057, Elizabeth’s doctor tells her that her p16 protein has been
deactivated and that her level of inflammation is, therefore, low. What can you
conclude about Elizabeth’s relationship?
a. She and her partner are struggling because Elizabeth just had a baby.
b. She and her partner have a fulfilling relationship.
c. Her partner just moved out.
d. Her partner just left for a business trip.
11.Research presented in the chapter found that _____ a partner predicted the
likelihood of a person dying sometime over the next 5 years, even when
accounting for that person’s current health status.
a. criticism from
b. praise from
c. death of
d. anger toward
