Exam 10: Attraction and Relationships: From Initial Impressions to Long-Term Intimacy

Tony is just looking for a romantic fling, nothing serious. If Tony would describe himself as a preppy, conservative Protestant, whom would he be more likely to choose for a short-term, sexual relationship?

Which of the following adages most directly contradicts research findings on the propinquity effect?

__________ is to one's current partner as __________ is to a possible future partner.

When Newcomb (1961) randomly assigned male students at the University of Michigan to be roommates at the start of the school year, he found that __________ and __________ were powerful predictors of who would become friends.

Advocates of which of the following approaches believe that men and women have different agendas in their relationships with each other?

Research suggests that there is __________ between babies and adults, men and women, and people from several cultures as to what is considered physically attractive.

In studies on what people find attractive, the __________ of the face seems to be very important.

According to researchers, how is companionate love different from passionate love?

If you were a student in 1966 at Elaine Hatfield (Walster) and her colleagues' first-year orientation dance, what would most likely influence your desire to date again the person with whom you were paired?

Xhao has devoted hours helping and working with Ming so that he understands his calculus homework. Such behavior exemplifies the Chinese concept of romantic love known as __________.

Researchers (Wheeler & Kim, 1997) asked American, Canadian, and Korean students to rate the attractiveness of people in yearbook photographs, and to rate the people in the photographs on a number of personality dimensions. They found that __________ students were likely to associate attractiveness with __________.

According to research conducted by Cunningham and his colleagues (1986), there is overlap in what men and women find attractive in the opposite sex. For example, both men and women find __________ attractive in members of the opposite sex.

Equity theory suggests that partners in a relationship tend to desire equality in terms of what they are giving to and taking from a relationship. Describe how equity occurs between acquaintances, and how it occurs between family members, close friends, or in long-term romantic relationships.

When Festinger and his colleagues studied friendship patterns among married couples in an apartment complex at MIT, they found that people who lived at the foot of the stairs or near mailboxes had more friends on upper floors than did other people who lived on the first floor. This illustrates the power of __________ to influence friendship patterns.

Reciprocal liking is __________.

Which of the following ideas is NOT consistent with social exchange theory (including Rusbult's expansion of the theory)?

Carla is involved in a romantic relationship with Jack. Her costs of the relationship are relatively low and her rewards are very high with this relationship. However, Carla has recently met Ted, and she believes that he could offer her a relationship with even higher rewards than Jack. According to social exchange theory, Carla is likely to __________.

In what sense is the concept of romantic love culture-specific?

Consider the following relationship scenario: You've had some pretty good relationships in the past. Your new friend James has introduced you to a number of wonderful interests: obscure Tarantino films, visits to museums, Thai food, and hang-gliding. Still, if there's one thing about James that drives you crazy, it's that he never stops talking, and will actually change his position on issues just to bait you into an argument. You argue more with James than with just about anyone else you know, and you frequently end up with your feelings hurt. In fact, you find yourself wondering whether James's roommate Rick wouldn't make a better friend. He's interesting, does fun things, and he doesn't seem to relish arguments nearly as much as James does. Now, analyze this scenario from a social exchange perspective. What are the rewards, costs, comparison level, and comparison level for alternatives? What's likely to happen in this case?

Shinji's girlfriend completely indulges and pampers him. She attends to his every whim, and allows him to totally depend on her for even necessities such as food. It makes him extremely happy to be a passive love object and be doted upon. The Japanese describe this kind of love as __________.