True-or-False Questions

Question 12.15

1. A friendship requires reciprocal self-disclosure.

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B.

Correct.
Incorrect. The answer can be found on page 247.

Question 12.16

2. In general, men’s friendships are mostly communal.

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B.

Correct.
Incorrect. The answer can be found on page 250.

Question 12.17

3. Most people prefer face-to-face communication for discussing personal topics with their friends.

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B.

Correct.
Incorrect. The answer can be found on page 250.

Question 12.18

4. Research has shown that, on average, most people have six close friends.

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B.

Correct.
Incorrect. The answer can be found on page 251.

Question 12.19

5. Lack of opportunities to perform activities together is a factor that may hinder the development of cross-sex friendships among children in North America.

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B.

Correct.
Incorrect. The answer can be found on page 252.

Question 12.20

6. Valued social identities are the aspects of your public self that you deem the most important in defining who you are.

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B.

Correct.
Incorrect. The answer can be found on page 251.

Question 12.21

7. A person who has experienced an intercultural friendship in the past is less likely to seek similar relationships in the future.

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B.

Correct.
Incorrect. The answer can be found on page 255.

Question 12.22

8. Friends-with-benefits (FWB) usually outlast the strongest of friendships.

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B.

Correct.
Incorrect. The answer can be found on page 264.

Question 12.23

9. Friendships are more important to women than to men.

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B.

Correct.
Incorrect. The answer can be found on page 250.

Question 12.24

10. We have greater liberty in choosing our friends than we do in choosing partners for any other relationship type.

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B.

Correct.
Incorrect. The answer can be found on page 247.

Question 12.25

11. An agentic friendship is one in which friends focus on achieving practical goals.

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B.

Correct.
Incorrect. The answer can be found on page 248.

Question 12.26

12. Friends who want their friends to always stay the same enjoy more long-term relationships than those who feel differently.

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B.

Correct.
Incorrect. The answer can be found on page 261.

Question 12.27

13. Women are more likely than men to report more of a desire for romantic involvement with their platonic friends.

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B.

Correct.
Incorrect. The answer can be found on page 262.

Question 12.28

14. Both men and women have similar reasons for seeking FWB relationships.

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B.

Correct.
Incorrect. The answer can be found on page 263.

Question 12.29

15. Best friends provide identity support to each other over time.

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B.

Correct.
Incorrect. The answer can be found on page 251.