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The divorce rate in the United States is:


A) lower than that in most countries.
B) about the same as in most countries.
C) similar to that of Canada and Mexico, but lower than most European countries.
D) higher than most other countries in the world.

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Which model suggests that problematic behavior that destroys a couple begins after marriage?


A) Enduring dynamics model
B) Emergent distress model
C) Disillusionment model
D) Reactive stress model

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Which explanation for why divorce might detrimentally affect children has received the strongest,most consistent support?


A) Economic deprivation
B) Parental conflict
C) Parental loss
D) Parental stress

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According to the parental conflict model:


A) children are better off going though a divorce if their homes are full of conflict.
B) children are always better off staying in a home with two parents, no matter the level of conflict.
C) any time parents divorce it is better for the children because conflict is inevitably happening in those homes.
D) some level of parental conflict is helpful to children as a model for effective communication.

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At their wedding the Westons were one of the happiest couples their wedding guests had ever seen.The couple was sure they had a romance that would endure forever and expected a life together that would be wonderful.During their first year,they discovered that marriage was hard work and they both doubted their relationship.Their experience goes along with the:


A) enduring dynamics model.
B) emergent distress model.
C) disillusionment model.
D) reactive stress model.

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The Eastons had a rocky courtship.They broke up twice before getting engaged and married.There were a few differences that they didn't seem able to reconcile,but they hoped marriage would provide them with some stability.Several months into marriage they found themselves fighting about the same things again and on the road to divorce.Their experience goes along with the:


A) enduring dynamics model.
B) emergent distress model.
C) disillusionment model.
D) reactive stress model.

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Divorce has become more socially acceptable because:


A) we like to blame people for wrongdoings.
B) no-fault divorces became legal.
C) fewer people today want to be coupled off.
D) fewer people are having children.

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When romantic partners break up,then reconcile and get back together,this is known as:


A) churning.
B) transition.
C) resilience.
D) adjustment.

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Children of divorce are less affected by divorce when:


A) their non-custodial parent does not interfere and visits rarely.
B) their custodial parent speaks well of the other parent, whether or not they ever see that other parent.
C) they continue to have meaningful contact with both parents.
D) their non-custodial parent visits occasionally but not too much (no more than once a week) .

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According to Levinger's barrier model,all of the following factors influence break-ups EXCEPT which one?


A) Attraction
B) Alternatives
C) Barriers
D) Attachment

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D

How has individualism likely influenced the divorce rate in the United States?


A) We demand more of our spouses than in the past.
B) We are less connected to social norms that might discourage divorce.
C) We have less social support from friends and family than in the past.
D) All of these.

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Research has found that marital satisfaction in United States _____ over the last 25 years.


A) increased
B) stayed about the same
C) declined
D) increased among younger couples but decreased among older couples

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Announcing one's dissatisfaction with a relationship but opening things up for discussion and negotiation is an example of a(n) _____ strategy.


A) direct, other-oriented
B) indirect, other-oriented
C) direct, self-oriented
D) indirect, self-oriented

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Which of the following statements is true of divorce?


A) The divorce rate is three times higher than in 1960.
B) More than half of couples will divorce before their twenty-first anniversary.
C) The median age that men divorce is about 31 years old.
D) All of these.

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The most common situation leading to a break up is:


A) sudden onset of discontent.
B) shared desire between both partners to end the relationship.
C) gradual dissatisfaction.
D) the presence of repair attempts.

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Mark knows his relationship with his partner will soon end.He is now talking with friends and family,telling them his side of the story,and garnering support.Mark is in the _____ of the dissolution of his relationship.


A) resurrection phase
B) personal phase
C) dyadic phase
D) social phase

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Cohabitation is related to divorce in all of the following ways EXCEPT which one?


A) Cohabitation, in general, increases the risk of divorce.
B) Short cohabitation periods after becoming engaged increase risk of divorce.
C) Cohabitation with more than one partner increases the risk of later divorce.
D) People who cohabitate before becoming engaged have a greater chance of later divorce.

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The PAIR Project revealed that the speed of a divorce is influenced by all of the following factors EXCEPT which one?


A) Degree of changes in a romance
B) Speed of disillusionment in a romance
C) Problems that couples bring to the marriage
D) The wedding experience and the blending of extended families

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The researchers of the Early Years of Marriage (EYM) Project are primarily interested in how _____ affect marital outcomes.


A) genetics
B) social conditions
C) attachment styles
D) enduring vulnerabilities

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Which of the following theories says that an unhappily married couple would stay together because the barriers for getting a divorce are high and the alternatives are few?


A) Seligman's positive psychology model
B) Ekman's model of facial understanding and facial mismatches
C) Whitehead's social expectation model of divorce
D) Levinger's barrier model

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D

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