Exam 11: Interpersonal Attraction and Rejection

Wolfgang is trying to get his new co-worker, Peter, to like him. He compliments Peter's wardrobe, listens attentively to Peter's stories, and routinely take Peter out to lunch. Wolfgang is clearly engaging in ________________.

The fact that dissimilarity in physical attractiveness increases the risk of breaking up illustrates ____.

The idea that people tend to form relationships with others who are similar to them in terms of attractiveness is known as the ________________ hypothesis.

As defined in the text, social exclusion is the opposite of ____.

Quentin has certain friends that he plays soccer with, certain friends that he hangs out with on the weekends, and certain friends that he invites over to his house. His brother Billy, on the other hand, just has one set of friends with which he does everything. It is most likely that ____.

Suppose that Anya lives near Duane, and tends to run into him a lot. And suppose that she lives farther away from Leroy, and runs into him less often. Research suggests that ____.

The novel, The Prince of Tides, in which a young man who is rejected by fraternities responds by forming new social bonds, improving intellectual work, and engaging in prosocial behavior, portrays the consequences of rejection ____.

According to social psychological research, when do people tend to be more attracted to others who are dissimilar to them than to others who are similar to them?

According to the textbook, the tendency for people to be attracted to others who are similar to them (rather than different from them) is probably an evolved preference-adaptive for humans and present in other animals as well.

June is a voluptuous woman who is a little on the plump side. She is going on a blind date next week, and wants to make sure the date perceives her as very attractive, particularly with respect to her body size. If she wants her date to rate her as the most attractive, June should make sure the date is ____.

Suppose that you are competing in the Olympic Games on the U.S. gymnastics team, and you find out that one of the U.S. gymnasts (Betty) and one of the French gymnasts (Beatrice) recently failed a drug test. Research suggests that you will tend to socially reject both of them. However, ____.

Tye frequently experiences social rejection by his peers. If he is like most people, on these occasions he is most likely to ____.

Most people do not seem to seek out endless numbers of friends; having ____ close friends seems to be enough.

Compared to other people, people who are repeatedly ostracized by others over a period of time are relatively likely to report ____.

In Festinger, Schachter, and Back's (1950) study of friendship formation in a dormitory, ________________ predicted who would become friends with each other.

Research on body shape and standards for beauty indicates that ____.

Given what your text says about the elements of belongingness, which element is a prostitute most lacking?

Which behavior is least likely to result in one being expelled from one's family?

The force that causes people to want to be together and form lasting relationships can best be described as ____.

People who have weak social networks have a higher risk of death than people who have strong social networks.