1. If Sandra tells you that she met Michael Jordon on an airplane, she would be employing the self-presentation tactic of:
a. Changes in physical environment
b. Attributional statements
c. Self-descriptions
d. Social associations
2. A new dating partner declines an invitation to a matinee by telling you that he/she is busy that day serving lunch in soup kitchen in the hopes that you will think he/she has a host of positive qualities, he/she is are employing the self-presentation tactic of:
a. Changes in physical environment
b. Attributional statements
c. Social associations
d. Self-descriptions
3. If a date boasts about a recent accomplishment and you respond by downplaying your own recent achievements, you are violating:
a. Modesty
b. Decorum
c. Self-disclosure
d. Behavioral matching
4. Francine, who is married to Harold, believes she contributes more than Harold to the relationship. Both work full-time and have approximately the same income; however, Francine does nearly all the housework. What is most likely to be the case?
a. Harold and Francine will experience equal amounts of distress about the situation.
b. Harold and Francine will both experience anger.
c. Francine will experience frustration.
d. Harold will suggest a separation.
5. Stanley supports Meredith during medical school with the expectation that she will be the primary family breadwinner in the future. This is an example of:
a. an exchange relationship
b. a communal relationship
c. equity theory
d.Thibaut and Kelley model
6. Alex, who has had a series of short-term casual romances, displays the love style of:
a. storge
b. ludus
c. eros
d. pragma
7. Kathy is likely to experience shame in all situations except:
a. Tripping and falling down a flight of stairs
b. Making fun of a person with a lisp
c. Lying about her academic credentials
d. Burping in public
8. Herb goes out of his way to assist others, even when his actions are unlikely to be reciprocated. His love style is:
a.storge
b.eros
c.pragma
d.agape
9. Samantha is independent and rarely asks for help. Her attachment style is most likely to be:
a. anxious
b. secure
c. avoidant
d. undifferentiated
10. Jacob’s parents were undependable and emotionally absent; he continues to seek out mates with similar characteristics. This pattern is supported by:
a.object-relations theory
b.the revisionist model of attachment
c.the prototype model of attachment
d.stable instability
Essays
11. Discuss methods in which deceit in self-presentation might be detected in the online environment.
12. Give a specific example of a communal and an exchange relationship and discuss how giving and receiving benefits are different and similar in the two types of relationships.
13. Select and briefly describe two of the love styles from Lee’s Colors of Love theory. Discuss a character from film or fiction that represents each of the styles, with specific evidence of behavior to support your conclusions.
14. Select one of the primary attachment styles and discuss the prognosis for relationship security and satisfaction if a person selects a mate with a similar style or a different style: for instance, a person with an anxious attachment style selecting a similarly anxious person vs. selecting one with an avoidant style.