Q1. ____ involves the actions one takes to sustain the desirable qualities of a relationship.
a. Social exchange
b. Relationship maintenance
c. Reciprocity
d. Attribution
Q2. For older individuals, social loneliness is most influenced by the ____ of friendship.
a. quality
b. quantity
c. duration
d. context
Q3. The parental investment model helps to explain why
a. men are more 'picky' in selecting a mate.
b. women are more 'picky' in selecting a mate.
c. women fall in love more easily than men.
d. women hold more romantic beliefs than men.
Q4. Which of the following is statistically more likely to suffer from loneliness?
a. 25 year-old Courtney, whose parents divorced when she was 7 years old
b. 45 year-old Ray, who has just changed jobs
c. 65 year-old Courtney, whose parents divorced when she was 7 years old
d. 65 year-old Ray, who just retired
Q5. Adults who are obsessed and preoccupied with their relationships would be considered as belonging to which of the following categories?
a. secure
b. avoidant
c. inconsistent
d. anxious-ambivalent
Q6. Which of the following refers to the fact that we tend to like others who like us?
a. proximity liking
b. reciprocal liking
c. matching hypothesis
d. social exchange theory
Q7. An intense fear and intolerance of homosexuality is called
a. sexism.
b. homophobia.
c. heterophobia.
d. cross-gender typing.
Q8. Gender roles are changing mainly because of
a. political changes.
b. economic changes.
c. changes in religious beliefs.
d. changes that are essentially temporary fads.
Q9. 'Gender differences are in the eye of the beholder' is a statement of the explanation for these differences put forth by
a. social role theorists.
b. social constructionists.
c. social learning theorists.
d. visual gender determinists.
Q10. In part, gender roles are shaped by the power of rewards and punishment, which are the key processes in
a. operant conditioning.
b. classical conditioning.
c. observational learning.
d. social constructionism.
Q11. An ____ style of communication focuses on reaching practical goals and finding solutions to problems.
a. operant
b. expressive
c. instrumental
d. androgynous
Q12. Genuine, documented gender differences in behavior
a. tell us nothing about specific individuals.
b. tell us a great deal about specific individuals.
c. permit very accurate predictions about individuals.
d. permit only very general predictions about individuals.
Q13. Men are more likely to use a(n) ____ style of communication, and women are more likely to use a(n) ____ style.
a. aggressive; nurturing
b. nurturing; aggressive
c. instrumental; expressive
d. expressive; instrumental
Q14. The traditional female role consists of three major mandates: the ____ mandate, the ____ mandate, and to work outside the home.
a. success; marriage
b. success; motherhood
c. marriage; nurturance
d. marriage; motherhood
Q15. The two major divisions of the largest portion of the brain are the
a. frontal lobes.
b. parietal lobes.
c. cerebral hemispheres.
d. verbal brain and the spatial brain.
Q16. Leaving the labor force, even if for increasingly brief periods of time, is called
a. overemployment.
b. labor force discontinuity.
c. token employment.
d. re-employment disclamation.
Q17. Interventions at the ____ are the most widely used strategy for managing work-related stress.
a. individual level
b. organizational level
c. family-organizational interface
d. individual-organizational interface
Q18. Jose has engaged the services of a registered nurse, an athletic trainer, and a nutritionist to develop a three-week program to raise employee awareness of the importance of self-care on and off the job. He is offering his employees a
a. relaxation-training program.
b. workplace wellness program.
c. diversity awareness program.
d. stress-management program.
Q19. The fact that jobs are sometimes typed simultaneously by gender and race illustrates which of the following concepts?
a. job segregation
b. job discrimination
c. stereotype harassment
d. occupation identification
Q20. ____ is the study of human behavior in the workplace.
a. Workforce psychology
b. Industrial/organizational psychology
c. Career-work environment psychology
d. Business psychology
Q21. ____ refers to behaviors of interviewers that lead to the reinforcement of their pre-conceived notions about a job candidate.
a. Discrimination
b. Confirmation bias
c. Harassment
d. Leading questions
Q22. Western Europeans tend to have more vacation time than Americans.
a. true
b. false
Q23. ____ occurs when a worker is subjected to unwanted sexually oriented behavior.
a. Sexism
b. Job segregation
c. Sexual orientation
d. Sexual harassment
Q24. The results of an occupational interest inventory are designed to
a. predict whether you would be successful in various jobs.
b. focus on recommendations for the career path you should follow.
c. indicate how similar your interests are to the typical interests of people in various jobs.
d. indicate whether your interests are consistent with job descriptions included in the Dictionary of Occupational Titles.
Q25. Symptoms associated with being sexually harassed include all but which of the following?
a. depression
b. heart disease
c. increased alcohol consumption
d. sexual maladjustment