Question 1

Research based on sexual strategies theory shows that:

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A)  men derive benefits only from pursuing many short-term relationships. 
B)  women have nothing to gain from pursuing short-term relationships. 
C)  men are willing to lower their standards to engage in short-term relationships. 
D)  women are willing to pursue a short-term relationship as long as the male partner is dependable. 
A)  men derive benefits only from pursuing many short-term relationships. 
B)  women have nothing to gain from pursuing short-term relationships. 
C)  men are willing to lower their standards to engage in short-term relationships. 
D)  women are willing to pursue a short-term relationship as long as the male partner is dependable.

Question 2

Bev participates in a speed-dating study. On the pre-study questionnaire she reports that physical attractiveness in a potential romantic partner is very important to her. Yet at the end of the study, the people she reports wanting to meet again are not those she rates as being most physically attractive. How can we explain this discrepancy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bev misunderstood the pre-study questionnaire and does not think physical attractiveness in a potential romantic partner is important. 
B)  Mate selection is essentially random so Bev's preferences are not important. 
C)  The measures did not assess dyadic processes, such as how each person she met made Bev feel. 
D)  Most people think physical attraction is important, but other qualities such as humor play a larger role in attraction. 
A)  Bev misunderstood the pre-study questionnaire and does not think physical attractiveness in a potential romantic partner is important. 
B)  Mate selection is essentially random so Bev's preferences are not important. 
C)  The measures did not assess dyadic processes, such as how each person she met made Bev feel. 
D)  Most people think physical attraction is important, but other qualities such as humor play a larger role in attraction.

Question 3

6.Early research on reciprocity suggested that we are attracted to people who like us. Explain how subsequent research about the role of reciprocity on attraction has refined this idea.

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Research has shown that not all liking i

Question 4

You participate in a study where you meet four other students and work one-on-one with each on a series of activities (i.e., first you are paired with one student, then with a second, etc.). After each activity, you overhear your partner talking to the experimenter about you. According to research by Aronson and his colleagues, which of the students will you like more?

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A)  Kenisha, who likes you at the beginning of the study and still likes you at the end of the study 
B)  Will, who likes you at the beginning of the study but not at the end of the study 
C)  Jamie, who doesn't like you at the beginning of the study but likes you by the end of the study 
D)  Jose, who doesn't like you at the beginning of the study and still doesn't like you at the end of the study 
A)  Kenisha, who likes you at the beginning of the study and still likes you at the end of the study 
B)  Will, who likes you at the beginning of the study but not at the end of the study 
C)  Jamie, who doesn't like you at the beginning of the study but likes you by the end of the study 
D)  Jose, who doesn't like you at the beginning of the study and still doesn't like you at the end of the study

Question 5

Why might Monica Lewinski have been willing to engage in an extramarital affair with President Bill Clinton?

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A)  Monica was looking for a long-term relationship; she thought Clinton might eventually leave his wife to be with her. 
B)  Although giving up long-term commitment, Monica gained access to one of the most powerful men in the world. 
C)  Because her parents argued a lot when she was young, Monica learned that long-term relationships are not worth pursuing. 
D)  Monica was coerced into engaging in the relationship. 
A)  Monica was looking for a long-term relationship; she thought Clinton might eventually leave his wife to be with her. 
B)  Although giving up long-term commitment, Monica gained access to one of the most powerful men in the world. 
C)  Because her parents argued a lot when she was young, Monica learned that long-term relationships are not worth pursuing. 
D)  Monica was coerced into engaging in the relationship.

Question 6

Elaine Hatfield and her colleagues randomly matched University of Minnesota freshmen for a Welcome Week dance. When the students were asked to evaluate their dates, the physical attractiveness of the date was the best predictor of whether someone wanted to go out with that person again. What was the second-best predictor?

Accepted Answer

A)  similarity of values 
B)  sense of humor 
C)  intelligence 
D)  There was no second-best predictor. 
A)  similarity of values 
B)  sense of humor 
C)  intelligence 
D)  There was no second-best predictor.

Question 7

Which of the following statements about physical attractiveness is FALSE?

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A)  Distinctive or unusual faces tend to be rated as more attractive than average ones. 
B)  The physical attractiveness of potential partners affects the mate choices of men and women to about the same degree. 
C)  People tend to pair up with mates whose physical attractiveness matches their own. 
D)  People tend to believe that physically attractive individuals are also attractive in other ways. 
A)  Distinctive or unusual faces tend to be rated as more attractive than average ones. 
B)  The physical attractiveness of potential partners affects the mate choices of men and women to about the same degree. 
C)  People tend to pair up with mates whose physical attractiveness matches their own. 
D)  People tend to believe that physically attractive individuals are also attractive in other ways.

Question 8

13.Describe Altman and Taylor's social penetration theory. How does it relate to attraction?

Accepted Answer

According to social penetration theory,

Question 9

The chapter on attraction lists three reasons why we find people who are similar to us more attractive. These reasons are that people who are similar to us:

Accepted Answer

A)  are easy to get along with, are validating, and are probably going to like us. 
B)  increase our confidence, are validating, and facilitate self-expansion. 
C)  are easy to get along with, facilitate self-expansion, and are probably going to like us. 
D)  are validating, increase our confidence, and share our vulnerabilities. 
A)  are easy to get along with, are validating, and are probably going to like us. 
B)  increase our confidence, are validating, and facilitate self-expansion. 
C)  are easy to get along with, facilitate self-expansion, and are probably going to like us. 
D)  are validating, increase our confidence, and share our vulnerabilities.

Question 10

14.What is the problem with stage theories of relationship development? In what other way do relationship researchers conceptualize relationship development?

Accepted Answer

The problem with stage theories is that

Question 11

The explanation for why the pratfall effect works is that:

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A)  we like people who are clumsy and use self-deprecating humor. 
B)  due to upward comparison, we find people whose performance is consistently excellent threatening. 
C)  we identify people who generally do well but whose performance is occasionally imperfect as being similar to ourselves. 
D)  due to downward comparison, people whose performance is imperfect boost our self-esteem. 
A)  we like people who are clumsy and use self-deprecating humor. 
B)  due to upward comparison, we find people whose performance is consistently excellent threatening. 
C)  we identify people who generally do well but whose performance is occasionally imperfect as being similar to ourselves. 
D)  due to downward comparison, people whose performance is imperfect boost our self-esteem.

Question 12

Your sister is about to start her first semester at college and has moved into campus housing. Based on what you know about attraction, which of the following people would you predict that she will most likely form a relationship with?

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A)  Shakira, who lives in the room next to your sister 
B)  June, who lives down the hall from your sister 
C)  Ava, who lives one floor down from your sister 
D)  Lee, who lives in the building next to your sister 
A)  Shakira, who lives in the room next to your sister 
B)  June, who lives down the hall from your sister 
C)  Ava, who lives one floor down from your sister 
D)  Lee, who lives in the building next to your sister

Question 13

Attraction is to ________ as mate selection is to ________.

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A)  individual processes; dyadic processes 
B)  dyadic processes; individual processes 
C)  unrequited love; romantic attraction 
D)  liking; love 
A)  individual processes; dyadic processes 
B)  dyadic processes; individual processes 
C)  unrequited love; romantic attraction 
D)  liking; love

Question 14

On the first day of her consumer behavior seminar, Leona doesn't know any of her twelve classmates. Based on the mere exposure effect, who of the following will Leona report liking most at the end of the course?

Accepted Answer

A)  Madison, who sat beside her and missed a few classes 
B)  Manuel, who sat across the room from her and missed a few classes 
C)  Jamil, who sat across the room from her and didn't miss any classes 
D)  Leona will like all three of them equally. 
A)  Madison, who sat beside her and missed a few classes 
B)  Manuel, who sat across the room from her and missed a few classes 
C)  Jamil, who sat across the room from her and didn't miss any classes 
D)  Leona will like all three of them equally.

Question 15

5.What is the mere exposure effect and what role does it play in attraction?

Accepted Answer

The mere exposure effect is the idea tha

Question 16

The steps of relationship formation in the staircase model (in order) are:

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A)  initiating, experimenting, intensifying, integrating, and bonding. 
B)  initiating, intensifying, experimenting, commitment, and bonding. 
C)  dating, intensifying, integrating, and commitment. 
D)  dating, experimenting, intensifying, and bonding. 
A)  initiating, experimenting, intensifying, integrating, and bonding. 
B)  initiating, intensifying, experimenting, commitment, and bonding. 
C)  dating, intensifying, integrating, and commitment. 
D)  dating, experimenting, intensifying, and bonding.

Question 17

Lykken and Tellegen conducted a study of twins that showed that even though monozygotic (identical) twins tend to make similar choices in many aspects of their lives, this is not true when it comes to mate selection. The spouses of monozygotic twins are no more similar to each other than are the spouses of dizygotic (fraternal) twins. What important idea can we infer from this study?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mate selection is a dyadic process and, hence, is rather different from other choices that people tend to make. 
B)  Attraction has a clear biological substrate, but environment also plays a crucial role. 
C)  Monozygotic twins tend to select different kinds of partners compared to dizygotic twins. 
D)  Mate selection is heavily shaped by genetic influences. 
A)  Mate selection is a dyadic process and, hence, is rather different from other choices that people tend to make. 
B)  Attraction has a clear biological substrate, but environment also plays a crucial role. 
C)  Monozygotic twins tend to select different kinds of partners compared to dizygotic twins. 
D)  Mate selection is heavily shaped by genetic influences.

Question 18

15.Kara and her girlfriend have just said I love you to each other for the first time. Why would researchers studying commitment describe this as a turning point in their relationship?

Accepted Answer

The first time Kara and her girlfriend e

Question 19

The process through which a committed relationship is formed is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  hooking up. 
B)  mate selection. 
C)  behavioral synchrony. 
D)  the matching phenomenon. 
A)  hooking up. 
B)  mate selection. 
C)  behavioral synchrony. 
D)  the matching phenomenon.

Question 20

8.Your friend wonders why female celebrities who have unusual facial features are judged as being most physically attractive. Based on what you have learned about physical appearance and attractiveness, what do you tell your friend?

Accepted Answer

There appears to be a considerable level

Research based on sexual strategies theory shows that:

6.Early research on reciprocity suggested that we are attracted to people who like us. Explain how subsequent research about the role of reciprocity on attraction has refined this idea.

Why might Monica Lewinski have been willing to engage in an extramarital affair with President Bill Clinton?

Which of the following statements about physical attractiveness is FALSE?

13.Describe Altman and Taylor's social penetration theory. How does it relate to attraction?

The chapter on attraction lists three reasons why we find people who are similar to us more attractive. These reasons are that people who are similar to us:

14.What is the problem with stage theories of relationship development? In what other way do relationship researchers conceptualize relationship development?

The explanation for why the pratfall effect works is that:

Your sister is about to start her first semester at college and has moved into campus housing. Based on what you know about attraction, which of the following people would you predict that she will most likely form a relationship with?

Attraction is to as mate selection is to .

On the first day of her consumer behavior seminar, Leona doesn't know any of her twelve classmates. Based on the mere exposure effect, who of the following will Leona report liking most at the end of the course?

5.What is the mere exposure effect and what role does it play in attraction?

The steps of relationship formation in the staircase model (in order) are:

15.Kara and her girlfriend have just said I love you to each other for the first time. Why would researchers studying commitment describe this as a turning point in their relationship?

The process through which a committed relationship is formed is called:

8.Your friend wonders why female celebrities who have unusual facial features are judged as being most physically attractive. Based on what you have learned about physical appearance and attractiveness, what do you tell your friend?

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Exam 5: Attraction and Mate Selection

Research based on sexual strategies theory shows that:

6.Early research on reciprocity suggested that we are attracted to people who like us. Explain how subsequent research about the role of reciprocity on attraction has refined this idea.

Why might Monica Lewinski have been willing to engage in an extramarital affair with President Bill Clinton?

Which of the following statements about physical attractiveness is FALSE?

13.Describe Altman and Taylor's social penetration theory. How does it relate to attraction?

The chapter on attraction lists three reasons why we find people who are similar to us more attractive. These reasons are that people who are similar to us:

14.What is the problem with stage theories of relationship development? In what other way do relationship researchers conceptualize relationship development?

The explanation for why the pratfall effect works is that:

Your sister is about to start her first semester at college and has moved into campus housing. Based on what you know about attraction, which of the following people would you predict that she will most likely form a relationship with?

Attraction is to ________ as mate selection is to ________.

On the first day of her consumer behavior seminar, Leona doesn't know any of her twelve classmates. Based on the mere exposure effect, who of the following will Leona report liking most at the end of the course?

5.What is the mere exposure effect and what role does it play in attraction?

The steps of relationship formation in the staircase model (in order) are:

15.Kara and her girlfriend have just said I love you to each other for the first time. Why would researchers studying commitment describe this as a turning point in their relationship?

The process through which a committed relationship is formed is called:

8.Your friend wonders why female celebrities who have unusual facial features are judged as being most physically attractive. Based on what you have learned about physical appearance and attractiveness, what do you tell your friend?

Why Study Intimate Relationships?

Tools of Relationship Science

Theoretical Frameworks

Men and Women, Gay and Straight

Personality and Personal History

Communicating Closeness

Managing Differences

Beliefs and Values

Understanding Each Other

Relationships in Context

Improving Relationships

Relationships Across the Lifespan

Filters

Attraction is to as mate selection is to .