HDFS 3324 – Family Relationships and Violence – Exam II Questions and Answers
Positive perceptual biases help spouses overlook negative aspects of the relationship. This is
also commonly referred to as:
a. "love at first sight"
b. "head over heels"
c. "love sick"
d. "rose-colored glasses" d. "rose-colored glasses"
True or False: While overlooking minor relationship issues can help to minimize threats to the
relationship, overlooking major threats can lead to steep declines in marital satisfaction.
a. true
b. false a. true
Fitzpatrick's couple typologies are determined by three dimensions:
a. satisfaction, autonomy, control
b. ideology, interdependence, conflict
c. sacrifice, compassion, warmth
d. none of the above b. ideology, interdependence, conflict
When Mary and Joseph have a conflict, they minimize the importance of the problem and
emphasize the strengths in the relationship. According to Gottman, their pattern of dealing
with conflict can be labeled as:
a. apathetic
b. hostile
c. conflict avoidant
d. conflict seeking c. conflict avoidant
, Sibling commitment (e.g., psychological attachment) _______________ over the lifespan.
a. decreases
b. increases
c. persists at stable levels
d. is highest for first borns c. persists at stable levels
Research by White on sibling contact over the lifespan shows that:
a. sibling contact decreases over the life span, beginning at birth
b. sibling contact increases over the life span
c. sibling contact is high during childhood and through the rest of adulthood
d. sibling contact is high during childhood, decreases to lower levels in early to mid adulthood,
and resurges in late adulthood d. sibling contact is high during childhood, decreases to lower
levels in early to mid adulthood, and resurges in late adulthood
Mr. and Mrs. Helm have eight children. They find it difficult to pay for all four children's college
education and are challenged to find time for one-on-one positive interactions with each child.
Some explain this situation by a hypothesis called
a. resource dilution
b. conserving resources
c. scaffolding
d. complementary family values a. resource dilution
________________ siblings interact in a peer-like way, whereas ____________ siblings are at
different developmental stages and competencies.
a. Reciprocal; complementary
b. Complementary; reciprocal
c. Intimate; congenial
Positive perceptual biases help spouses overlook negative aspects of the relationship. This is
also commonly referred to as:
a. "love at first sight"
b. "head over heels"
c. "love sick"
d. "rose-colored glasses" d. "rose-colored glasses"
True or False: While overlooking minor relationship issues can help to minimize threats to the
relationship, overlooking major threats can lead to steep declines in marital satisfaction.
a. true
b. false a. true
Fitzpatrick's couple typologies are determined by three dimensions:
a. satisfaction, autonomy, control
b. ideology, interdependence, conflict
c. sacrifice, compassion, warmth
d. none of the above b. ideology, interdependence, conflict
When Mary and Joseph have a conflict, they minimize the importance of the problem and
emphasize the strengths in the relationship. According to Gottman, their pattern of dealing
with conflict can be labeled as:
a. apathetic
b. hostile
c. conflict avoidant
d. conflict seeking c. conflict avoidant
, Sibling commitment (e.g., psychological attachment) _______________ over the lifespan.
a. decreases
b. increases
c. persists at stable levels
d. is highest for first borns c. persists at stable levels
Research by White on sibling contact over the lifespan shows that:
a. sibling contact decreases over the life span, beginning at birth
b. sibling contact increases over the life span
c. sibling contact is high during childhood and through the rest of adulthood
d. sibling contact is high during childhood, decreases to lower levels in early to mid adulthood,
and resurges in late adulthood d. sibling contact is high during childhood, decreases to lower
levels in early to mid adulthood, and resurges in late adulthood
Mr. and Mrs. Helm have eight children. They find it difficult to pay for all four children's college
education and are challenged to find time for one-on-one positive interactions with each child.
Some explain this situation by a hypothesis called
a. resource dilution
b. conserving resources
c. scaffolding
d. complementary family values a. resource dilution
________________ siblings interact in a peer-like way, whereas ____________ siblings are at
different developmental stages and competencies.
a. Reciprocal; complementary
b. Complementary; reciprocal
c. Intimate; congenial
