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21. In problem-solving tasks, research subjects were: 
A. more likely to show disapproval and frustration with their spouse than with strangers.
B. more polite and congenial to their spouse than with strangers.
C. less likely to show disapproval and frustration with their spouse than with strangers.
D. less willing to persist at the task with their spouse than with strangers.

22. In close relationships: 
A. positive events have greater psychological impact than negative events do.
B. positive and negative events have roughly the same impact.
C. negative events have greater psychological impact than positive events do.
D. positive events have greater impact in the early stages of relationships, but negative events have greater impact later on.

23. With whom are people most likely to withhold criticism, swallow disapproval, and suppress signs of frustration? 
A. Wife
B. Total stranger
C. Husband
D. Children

24. According to Gottman and Levenson’s research, to stay satisfied with a close relationship, it is important to maintain a reward-to-costs ratio of at least: 
A. 1 to 1.
B. 2 to 1.
C. 5 to 1.
D. 110 to 1.

25. Your best friend criticizes you, then offers you a compliment. Research suggests: 
A. the compliment would soften the blow of the criticism, but the combination will still leave you distressed.
B. you will be delighted with the compliment and ignore the criticism.
C. the compliment and criticism will cancel each other out, leaving you in the same state you started in.
D. you will question your friend’s reasons for giving the compliment, but not question the reasons for the criticism.

26. In Gottman and Levinson’s work, they found that couples at a low risk for divorce showed a ratio of positive to negative exchanges of: 
A. 1:1.
B. 3:1.
C. 5:1.
D. 10:1.

27. According to Gable and her colleagues, which are two distinct motivations that affect interdependence? 
A. Approach and avoidance
B. Avoidance and dependence
C. Desire and loss
D. Love and hate

28. Kayla doesn’t want to offend or upset anyone, so during the few parties she attends, she tends to hang back and stay out of the way. Kayla seems to have: 
A. a strong approach motivation.
B. a strong avoidance motivation.
C. a low comparison level.
D. a high investment level.

29. According to the model of relational turbulence, couples should expect: 
A. increasing intimacy and interdependence to parallel with increasing satisfaction.
B. that they will experience ups and downs in their relationships from the beginning.
C. satisfaction with a relationship to level off for a time as the couple adjusts to increased interdependence.
D. decreasing satisfaction as intimacy and interdependence increase.

30. Based on the research cited in the text, during the first few years of marriage marital satisfaction: 
A. goes up.
B. goes up until the arrival of a first child.
C. drops.
D. fluctuates more dramatically than it does among couples who have been married for several years.