11.According to Cox and Demmitt, family interaction is:
a.passionate and irrational.
b.intimate and complex.
c.mundane and boring.
d.tense and volatile.
12.The role interactions that occur in marriage become more complicated when:
a.couples are passionately in love.
b.children enter the picture.
c.people marry at a young age.
d.husbands and wives are similar.
13.All of the following contribute to our psychological need for intimacy
EXCEPT:
a.large bureaucratic institutions.
b.increased economic strains.
c.increased anonymity.
d.increased mobility.
14.Sexual intercourse during marriage is:
a.a forgivable sin.
b.state-mandated.
c.an important material need.
d.part of the self-actualization process.
15.Marital disruption is considerably higher among families that are:
a.in economic trouble.
b.involved in cross-interactions.
c.based on prenuptial contracts.
d.fairly traditional.
16.Marriages in Japan are characterized by different goals than those in the United States. Which of the following is an example of a Japanese marriage goal not shared by the United States?
a.The husband and wife work toward an intimate emotionally fulfilling marriage.
b.The husband puts his family first once married.
c.Both men and women select a mate themselves to meet their psychological needs.
d.The wife agrees to provide a home and raise the children mostly on her own.
17.In their study of successful marriages, Lauer and Lauer (1985) found that fewer than 10% of the respondents felt that their marriage was held together by:
a.material needs.
b.intimacy.
c.a good sexual relationship.
d.religious beliefs.
18.When psychological needs are not met in a marriage, trouble is most likely to appear in:
a.the sexual relationship.
b.cross-interactions.
c.parenting activities.
d.family decision making.
19.Marital success is:
a.measured in economic terms.
b.difficult to define.
c.an American myth.
d.rarely studied.
20.Marital success is often confused with:
a.passion.
b.intimacy.
c.happiness.
d.love.