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Quiz #1: 1. After unintentional injuries, mainly resulting from vehicle accidents, the next leading cause of death for persons during early adulthood is a. cancer. b. self-harm. c. HIV. d. assaults 2. One of the best predictors of health is a. one’s financial status. b. the number of years of college an individual has. c. their marital status. d. the level of their parents’ education. 3. People who _______ are more likely to get sick more often than their peers. a. are more extraverted b. are more agreeable c. have a history of depression or anxiety d. show all of these characteristics 4. Samantha is planning to buy a DVD for each of her friends for Christmas. When she goes to the movie store, she finds so many options from which to choose. According to Psychologist Barry Schwartz, this abundance of options should ______ her sense of well-being during this shopping trip. a. significantly increase b. only slightly increase c. decrease d. not change 5. Which of the following is FALSE regarding people’s view of work? a. Most people enjoy work more than they dread it. b. The majority of people in the world are not satisfied with their jobs. c. When people around the world were asked whether leisure or work makes life worth living, 85 percent either ranked these activities equally or voted for work. d. Work helps define who we are and structures our social relationships. 6. Women tend to face the ________, which refers to unofficial barriers that can block women from promotion into upper levels of management or responsibility at work. a. glass ceiling b. mommy track c. revolving door d. second shift 7. There is a biochemical similarity between love and  a. the immune system’s reaction to the flu. b. post-traumatic disorder. c. the memory consolidation process. d. drug addiction. 8. Carrie has been dating Max for about two months, and they enjoy being with each as well as feeling passion for each other. However, they have not made the decision and commitment needed to get married. According to Robert Sternberg, Carrie and Max are experiencing a. consummate love. b. romantic love. c. fatuous love. d. companionate love. 9. Siah lives in a part of Tibet where it is legal for her to marry the oldest son in a family as well as one or more of his brothers. This practice is known as a. heterogamy. b. polygamy. c. polyandry. d. serial monogamy. 10. Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding today’s marriage in the U.S.? a. The median age of a first marriage in the U.S. in 2000 is 23 for men and 21 for women. b. About 95 percent of people in the U.S. marry by age 65. c. About 35 percent of births in the U.S. are to unmarried women. d. About 75 percent of marriages in the U.S. currently make it to the tenth anniversary.