MCO 473 / MCO473 QUIZ 7
Question 1
1 out of 1 points
Myth #10 (The right mate “completes you” — filling your needs and making your
dreams come true.) is the only myth of the 12 with which the majority of college-age
of both sexes who've taken the Quiz© agree, and these men are even more likely to
agree than women: More than three-quarters of the males agree with this myth, but
only slightly more than half the females agree. In other words, only about one-quarter
of the males say this myth is false, but nearly half of the females do.
Selected Tru
Answer: e
Question 2
1 out of 1 points
According to the SLR textbook, nowhere is the false promise of Myth #10 better realized
than in Disney’s Cinderella, which conditions little girls to want that dream almost from
birth, just as (a little later) young boys are conditioned to want the dreams suggested by
equally unrealistic sexy photos in magazines such as “Playboy” and “Maxim.”
Selected Tru
Answer: e
Question 3
1 out of 1 points
An unusual, healthy role model is portrayed by this Realistic Romance® Award™-
winner for Rx #10 discussed during this course:
Selected All of the above are CORRECT.
Answer:
Question 4
1 out of 1 points
In CT/18, Dr. Laura Winn, who defines the “Carpe Diem” theme as “a dramatic
impulse, gesture, or realization that changes a relational trajectory,” argues that
media portrayals of this theme can impact modern real life because they
Selected All of the above are CORRECT.
Answer:
Question 5
1 out of 1 points
In CT/19, Dr. Ron Leone and Dr. Wendy Chapman Peek argue that although HBO’s
“The Sopranos” presents many unhealthy relational myths, the series also
demonstrated that these myths are not viable relational strategies and that the
prescriptions should be ultimately preferred.
Selected Tru
Answer: e
Question 6
1 out of 1 points
In CT/20, Ms. Jennifer Asenas—who studied three pairs of movie originals and their
remakes—found that in all three cases the originals were filled with Myths, whereas
, the remakes reflected more modern value systems and offered more Prescriptions.
Selected Fals
Answer: e
Question 7
1 out of 1 points
In CT/21, Dr. Andrea McClanahan suggested that the appeal of “Must Marry TV”
(including “The Bachelor”), which perpetuates the “heterosexual imaginary” and
portrays unmarried women as pathetic and incomplete (Myth #10), might be due to
the need to escape the reality of romance.
Selected Tru
Answer: e
Question 8
1 out of 1 points
In CT/22, Ms. Lisa Glebatis argues that two factors—similarities to preestablished
genres and maintenance of suspense—enhance the likelihood of parasocial
relationships (feelings of closeness toward media personalities) for viewers of “The
Bachelorette.” Which two seemingly dissimilar preestablished genres does she
explain form the basis of this popular TV show?
Selected documentaries and soap operas
Answer:
Question 9
1 out of 1 points
In CT/23, Dr. Erika Engstrom—who describes reality TV weddings—argues that
these shows contribute to a hegemony of love and marriage by perpetuating the
status-quo idea that a marriage ceremony necessitates all the expense, artifacts,
time, and effort associated with a respendent wedding.
Selected Tru
Answer: e
Question 10
1 out of 1 points
In CT/24, Mr. Kevin Johnson—who found examples of Myths #1-11 in his study of
wedding films—added two additional myths specific to wedding films, both of which
related to
Selected finances
Answer:
Question 11
1 out of 1 points
In our "global village," literally millions of people who have never even met their
celebrity icons nevertheless irrationally believe that they really know them —
elevating them to the status of modern-day heroes and heroines who lead our
culture like the half-god characters of ancient myth (even though they frequently
exhibit less-than-heroic behavior).Extrapolating from Sternberg’s Triangular Theory
of Love, we could say that obsessive fans who idealize and thus objectify and
dehumanize these celebrities—but who lack any genuine intimacy with their
Question 1
1 out of 1 points
Myth #10 (The right mate “completes you” — filling your needs and making your
dreams come true.) is the only myth of the 12 with which the majority of college-age
of both sexes who've taken the Quiz© agree, and these men are even more likely to
agree than women: More than three-quarters of the males agree with this myth, but
only slightly more than half the females agree. In other words, only about one-quarter
of the males say this myth is false, but nearly half of the females do.
Selected Tru
Answer: e
Question 2
1 out of 1 points
According to the SLR textbook, nowhere is the false promise of Myth #10 better realized
than in Disney’s Cinderella, which conditions little girls to want that dream almost from
birth, just as (a little later) young boys are conditioned to want the dreams suggested by
equally unrealistic sexy photos in magazines such as “Playboy” and “Maxim.”
Selected Tru
Answer: e
Question 3
1 out of 1 points
An unusual, healthy role model is portrayed by this Realistic Romance® Award™-
winner for Rx #10 discussed during this course:
Selected All of the above are CORRECT.
Answer:
Question 4
1 out of 1 points
In CT/18, Dr. Laura Winn, who defines the “Carpe Diem” theme as “a dramatic
impulse, gesture, or realization that changes a relational trajectory,” argues that
media portrayals of this theme can impact modern real life because they
Selected All of the above are CORRECT.
Answer:
Question 5
1 out of 1 points
In CT/19, Dr. Ron Leone and Dr. Wendy Chapman Peek argue that although HBO’s
“The Sopranos” presents many unhealthy relational myths, the series also
demonstrated that these myths are not viable relational strategies and that the
prescriptions should be ultimately preferred.
Selected Tru
Answer: e
Question 6
1 out of 1 points
In CT/20, Ms. Jennifer Asenas—who studied three pairs of movie originals and their
remakes—found that in all three cases the originals were filled with Myths, whereas
, the remakes reflected more modern value systems and offered more Prescriptions.
Selected Fals
Answer: e
Question 7
1 out of 1 points
In CT/21, Dr. Andrea McClanahan suggested that the appeal of “Must Marry TV”
(including “The Bachelor”), which perpetuates the “heterosexual imaginary” and
portrays unmarried women as pathetic and incomplete (Myth #10), might be due to
the need to escape the reality of romance.
Selected Tru
Answer: e
Question 8
1 out of 1 points
In CT/22, Ms. Lisa Glebatis argues that two factors—similarities to preestablished
genres and maintenance of suspense—enhance the likelihood of parasocial
relationships (feelings of closeness toward media personalities) for viewers of “The
Bachelorette.” Which two seemingly dissimilar preestablished genres does she
explain form the basis of this popular TV show?
Selected documentaries and soap operas
Answer:
Question 9
1 out of 1 points
In CT/23, Dr. Erika Engstrom—who describes reality TV weddings—argues that
these shows contribute to a hegemony of love and marriage by perpetuating the
status-quo idea that a marriage ceremony necessitates all the expense, artifacts,
time, and effort associated with a respendent wedding.
Selected Tru
Answer: e
Question 10
1 out of 1 points
In CT/24, Mr. Kevin Johnson—who found examples of Myths #1-11 in his study of
wedding films—added two additional myths specific to wedding films, both of which
related to
Selected finances
Answer:
Question 11
1 out of 1 points
In our "global village," literally millions of people who have never even met their
celebrity icons nevertheless irrationally believe that they really know them —
elevating them to the status of modern-day heroes and heroines who lead our
culture like the half-god characters of ancient myth (even though they frequently
exhibit less-than-heroic behavior).Extrapolating from Sternberg’s Triangular Theory
of Love, we could say that obsessive fans who idealize and thus objectify and
dehumanize these celebrities—but who lack any genuine intimacy with their
