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

At certain times in the menstrual cycle, women demonstrate a preference for a mate that has the greatest degree of facial symmetry, facial masculinity, and a muscular physique. These demonstrate a male's degree of __________.

Western cultures see __________ as the basis for marriage, while Eastern cultures see __________ as the basis for marriage.

Femlee (1995) asked 300 college students to reflect on the last relationship they had ended, to list the things that first attracted them to their former partners, and to list the things that they disliked most about their partners around the time of the breakup. If Michelle is like some of Femlee's participants who experienced a "fatal attraction," she will probably say,

According to social exchange theory, __________ refers to people's expectations about the rewards and punishments they are likely to receive in a particular relationship.

Recall that Boyden and his colleagues (1984) found that gay men who were stereotypically masculine desired a partner who was most of all logical, and that gay men who were stereotypically feminine desired a partner who was most of all expressive. These findings support the role of __________ to influence attraction.

Lem is looking at new cars. Each one he sees has a certain trim detail across the hood which he somewhat likes at the start of the day. At the end of the day, and fifteen cars later, he really likes the detail. His opinion is influenced by the __________.

Complete the following: passionate love is to _________ as companionate love is to __________.

Describe some of the criticisms that have been offered against the evolutionary theory of attraction.

Which of the following is NOT an alternative explanation for the pattern of sex differences in mate selection proposed by evolutionary theory?

According to the authors of your text, how does shared DNA play a role in relationships?

The findings of a recent field study (Misra et al., 2014) are cause for concern because in the presence of at least one mobile device, __________.

As the authors of your text explain, love is experienced differently in different cultures. For instance, the Japanese term, amae, has no English equivalent, but can best be described as __________.

Which of the following types of relationships is most likely to be an exchange relationship in which partners trade resources "in kind"?

Katie and Jon are in the same accounting class, they live in the same wing of their dormitory, and they usually both study at the campus coffeehouse in the morning before class. Over time, Katie and Jon become attracted to each other. What force is most likely at work here?

__________ theory holds that people are happiest in their relationships when their rewards and costs are comparable to the rewards and costs of their partners.

Without investments, social exchange theory would predict that an unsatisfying relationship would end. Explain why and be sure to describe the concepts involved in social exchange theory and the investment model.

Nicole and Travis have been dating for about six months. While out to dinner one night, Nicole notices a very attractive man sitting two tables over. Travis, seeing Nicole's wandering eyes, begins to point out flaws in this other man. Travis is attempting to __________.

Based on the research by Koranyi and Rothermund (2012), when Lincoln is in a happy relationship, he is least likely to pay attention to which of the following?

Evolutionary theory suggests that __________ should be attracted to __________.

You are strongly attracted to Mario, and you very much want him to like you, too, but you're afraid that if you open your mouth, he won't like you. If you're too nervous to interact with Mario, you can take advantage of the mere exposure effect and __________.