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Chapter 28: Readiness for Marriage

Section 1 Practice Test

1
What is the term that means "sameness," which applies to the theory that people choose mates that are like themselves?
A)Compatibility
B)Propinquity
C)Homogamy
D)Social Exchange
2
People look for which of the following three levels of sameness in others?
A)Outer qualities
B)Inner qualities
C)Ideas about roles
D)All of the above
3
What is the theory that states people select others who complete their personality needs?
A)Complementary needs
B)Propinquity
C)Homogamy
D)Compatibility
4
What is the theory that says that some people select a mate based on what each can offer the other?
A)Homogamy
B)Social exchange
C)Complementary needs
D)Filter
5
What is the term for the idea of giving or taking one thing for another?
A)Barter
B)Trade
C)Exchange
D)Compromise
6
What is the theory that states that people are more likely to meet and stay with others who are physically close by?
A)Propinquity
B)Homogamy
C)Complementary needs
D)Social exchange
7
Which theory states that a certain couple were made for each other?
A)Complementary needs
B)Ideal Mate
C)Propinquity
D)Homogamy
8
What theory puts some of the other theories of attraction together?
A)Homogamy
B)Right time
C)Filter
D)Ideal Mate
9
The filter theory says that a person chooses another according to a specific standard, or
A)Code
B)Criterion
C)Regulation
D)Aptitude
10
Which two theories are the most similar to each other?
A)Propinquity and social exchange
B)Propinquity and homogamy
C)Social exchange and complementary needs
D)Propinquity and complementary needs
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