Exam 12: Affiliation and Attraction

Which of the following theories provides an explanation for why similarity predicts attraction?

Which of the following has been identified as a main factor related to loneliness?

The idea that our desire for privacy can vary from being open to others or closed off to others is known as ______.

According to evolutionary psychologists, which physical characteristic is indicative of physical health and a lack of genetic defects?

People prefer faces based on their maturity. Female faces are preferred if they are ______ mature, and male faces are preferred if they are ______ mature.

The idea that the social perceiver will like people who like them and dislike people who dislike them is known as the ______.

Which of the following does NOT provide an explanation for the relationship between similarity and attraction?

The idea that youth and beauty are more important determinants of attractiveness in women than status whereas status and power are more important attributes in men is known as ______.

The evolutionary approach suggests that our tendency to form close relationships ______.

The process by which people control their level of contact with others in order to keep it stable and as close as possible to the desired level is known as ______.

The finding that individuals perceived to be physically attractive have better personalities and lead happier lives is ______.

Brain imaging studies conducted by Johnson and colleagues (1999) show that introverts are higher in arousability, the degree to which stimulation typically produces arousal of the central nervous system, than extroverts. This study has been used to argue that ______.

Looks-for-status exchange suggests that men are attracted to younger women because female youth signifies ______, while women are attracted to ______ men because their age is likely to be accompanied by ______.

Which of the following theories argues that humans are unconsciously attracted to similar others because they share similar genes?

Internal attributions for loneliness are more likely to lead to ______.

Grush and colleagues (1978) have demonstrated the powerful effects of familiarity. They found that in 83% of cases, the successful candidate in the 1972 congressional primaries in the United States could be predicted by the amount of media exposure they received. This demonstrates which of the following theories or effects?

Men tend to prefer women with a small waist to hip ratio. This may be because ______.

Attraction is predicted by ______.

Which theory of attraction suggests that if two people are friends but have opposing views, they will avoid tension and arousal by either changing their attitude towards each other or changing their attitudes so that they are more in line with one another?

People who are more attractive are perceived to be ______.