Author Question: Suppose that Chris and David are both happily married, but that Chris tends to look at other ... (Read 78 times)

meagbuch · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Suppose that Chris and David are both happily married, but that Chris tends to look at other womenattractive single women who are potential alternative prospectswhen he is out on the town at bars and clubs. Does this mean that Chris's marriage is less likely to last than David's?

a. Yesresearch suggests that the more time people spend looking at alternative prospects, the more likely it is that their relationship is doomed.
b. Nothe degree to which people look at alternative prospects does not appear to be related to relationship success.
c. Noin fact, people who look at alternatives at least occasionally are MORE likely to have successful relationships than people who don't.
d. It depends on how Chris is evaluating other women; his marriage is only less likely to last than David's if he is consciously comparing the other women to his wife.

Question 2

Probably the best account of the origins of selfhood is that the self comes into being at the interface between ____ and ____.

a. inner biological processes; a sociocultural network
b. parents; peer groups
c. infancy; childhood
d. the individual; society