51.Sternberg believes that the highest form of love is:
a.consummate love.
b.romantic love.
c.companionate love.
d.fatuous love.
52.Ideas like "love at first sight" and "the one and only love" are associated with:
a.consummate love.
b.maternal love.
c.romantic love.
d.companionate love.
53.The phrase "falling in love with love" means that we have a tendency to fall in love with:
a.our own romantic ideas.
b.people who validate our experiences.
c.individuals who are giving and nondemanding.
d.a person who shares our intimate feelings.
54.Cox and Demmitt believe that holding on to ideals of romantic love can do all of the following
EXCEPT:
a.lead spouses to try to change each other into their ideal image.
b.help spouses sustain their relationship during difficult times.
c.drive people to constantly seek passion to validate their marriages
d.lead spouses to turn away from their partner in a search for the ideal mate.
55.Romantic love constantly seeks ________, making it difficult to maintain in long-term relationships.
a.maturity
b.philos
c.communication
d.passion
56.Couples can use romantic dinners and trips to the theater to:
a.develop mutual dependence.
b.maintain and develop a positive liking relationship.
c.solve the paradox of two beings becoming one.
d.feminize the concept of love and intimacy.
57.Love's "double cross" occurs when:
a.we fall in love and commit ourselves to a mate who commits adultery.
b.the characteristics that attracted us to our mate cause problems later in the relationship.
c.people think they are in love but find out that they are only infatuated.
d.two people are deeply in love but realize that they can only be friends.
58.Paul was attracted to his wife because she was fun-loving and liked parties. Now that they are married, he constantly complains that they never spend quiet evenings at home alone. This is an example of:
a.a caring cluster.
b.the triangular theory of love.
c.fatuous love.
d.love's double cross.
59.A strong physical attraction is indicative of love when it is accompanied by:
a.spontaneity.
b.sexual attraction.
c.emotional attachment.
d.infatuation.
60.According to the principle of least interest, the person with the most power in a relationship is the person who is:
a.indifferent.
b.hurt the most.
c.alienated.
d.the oldest.