Question 1

A motivation to bond with others in relationships that provide ongoing,positive interactions is the definition of

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A)  association anxiety. 
B)  the need for attachment. 
C)  the need to belong. 
D)  affiliative predisposition. 
A)  association anxiety. 
B)  the need for attachment. 
C)  the need to belong. 
D)  affiliative predisposition. C

Question 2

Rosalinda,who is attractive,very intelligent,and high in social status,marries Jorge,who is also attractive,very intelligent,and high in social status.Their relationship is best understood as an example of

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A)  the ingratiation effect. 
B)  complementarity. 
C)  the mere-exposure effect. 
D)  the matching phenomenon. 
A)  the ingratiation effect. 
B)  complementarity. 
C)  the mere-exposure effect. 
D)  the matching phenomenon. D

Question 3

Research on proximity and social attraction generally supports the view that

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A)  familiarity breeds contempt. 
B)  familiarity leads to liking. 
C)  proximity leads to affection and animosity with equal frequency. 
D)  distance makes the heart grow fonder. 
A)  familiarity breeds contempt. 
B)  familiarity leads to liking. 
C)  proximity leads to affection and animosity with equal frequency. 
D)  distance makes the heart grow fonder. B

Question 4

The tendency for opposites to mate or marry

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A)  has only been documented among teenage couples. 
B)  has increased in the United States since 1960. 
C)  is just as powerful as the similarity-attraction connection. 
D)  has never been reliably demonstrated. 
A)  has only been documented among teenage couples. 
B)  has increased in the United States since 1960. 
C)  is just as powerful as the similarity-attraction connection. 
D)  has never been reliably demonstrated.

Question 5

gave university women ambiguous information about two other women.Asked how much they liked these people,the participants reported feeling more attracted to the person whom they

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A)  expected they would probably not meet. 
B)  expected they would eventually meet. 
C)  had read about first. 
D)  had read about second. 
A)  expected they would probably not meet. 
B)  expected they would eventually meet. 
C)  had read about first. 
D)  had read about second.

Question 6

Which of your friends is most likely to report a preference for a mate who is homely and warm over one who is attractive and cold?

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A)  your teenaged brother 
B)  your middle-aged coworker 
C)  your best friend Carol 
D)  your classmate Tom 
A)  your teenaged brother 
B)  your middle-aged coworker 
C)  your best friend Carol 
D)  your classmate Tom

Question 7

All of the following are true of ostracized people except

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A)  it leads to increased aggression. 
B)  the pain of ostracism can be lessened by taking Tylenol. 
C)  it leads to a depressed heart rate. 
D)  they perceive room temperature to be warmer than it actually is. 
A)  it leads to increased aggression. 
B)  the pain of ostracism can be lessened by taking Tylenol. 
C)  it leads to a depressed heart rate. 
D)  they perceive room temperature to be warmer than it actually is.

Question 8

matched University of Minnesota freshmen for a Welcome Week dance.When the students were asked to evaluate their dates,what determined whether they liked each other?

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A)  similarity of values 
B)  similarity of academic competence 
C)  physical attractiveness 
D)  common family background 
A)  similarity of values 
B)  similarity of academic competence 
C)  physical attractiveness 
D)  common family background

Question 9

Research suggests that randomly assigned college roommates

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A)  will most likely become friends. 
B)  will likely be unhappy about the assignment and come to dislike each other. 
C)  are as likely to become enemies as they are to become friends. 
D)  will show initial attraction that fades over time. 
A)  will most likely become friends. 
B)  will likely be unhappy about the assignment and come to dislike each other. 
C)  are as likely to become enemies as they are to become friends. 
D)  will show initial attraction that fades over time.

Question 10

An example of implicit egotism is our tendency to

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A) like What we associate with ourselves. 
B) make friends with people older than us. 
C) prefer attractive people. 
D) like what we associate with ourselves. 
A) like What we associate with ourselves. 
B) make friends with people older than us. 
C) prefer attractive people. 
D) like what we associate with ourselves.

Question 11

When people describe themselves in personal ads,women often offer _______ and seek _______.

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A)  companionship; attractiveness 
B)  attractiveness; status 
C)  status; companionship 
D)  commitment; excitement 
A)  companionship; attractiveness 
B)  attractiveness; status 
C)  status; companionship 
D)  commitment; excitement

Question 12

A stranger rides the same bus you do to school every day.According to the mere exposure effect,as the days pass you will come to view the stranger

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A)  merely as another student. 
B)  more unfavorably. 
C)  more critically. 
D)  more favorably. 
A)  merely as another student. 
B)  more unfavorably. 
C)  more critically. 
D)  more favorably.

Question 13

Paula has just arrived as a new student on campus and does not know anyone.All else being equal,is she most likely to become friends with Joni who lives next door,with Kristy who lives two doors down,with Beth who lives three doors down,or with Heidi who lives in the room directly above hers?

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A)  Joni 
B)  Kristy 
C)  Beth 
D)  Heidi 
A)  Joni 
B)  Kristy 
C)  Beth 
D)  Heidi

Question 14

According to the text,the relationship between the extent to which we are in love with someone and how physically attractive we find that person to be is

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A)  positive. 
B)  positive if the length of the relationship is greater than two years. 
C)  negative. 
D)  neutral. 
A)  positive. 
B)  positive if the length of the relationship is greater than two years. 
C)  negative. 
D)  neutral.

Question 15

Attractiveness best predicts happiness and social connections for

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A)  people living in rural settings. 
B)  people in their 20s. 
C)  people living in urban settings. 
D)  people in their 50s. 
A)  people living in rural settings. 
B)  people in their 20s. 
C)  people living in urban settings. 
D)  people in their 50s.

Question 16

Even when people have no strong feelings about a product or a candidate,_______ can increase sales or votes.

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A)  proximity 
B)  familiarity 
C)  repetition 
D)  appearance 
A)  proximity 
B)  familiarity 
C)  repetition 
D)  appearance

Question 17

Functional distance refers to

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A)  the natural geographic route between two locations. 
B)  the distance between residences "as the crow flies." 
C)  how often people's paths cross. 
D)  the direction and route of travel one undertakes when deliberately seeking out a given person. 
A)  the natural geographic route between two locations. 
B)  the distance between residences "as the crow flies." 
C)  how often people's paths cross. 
D)  the direction and route of travel one undertakes when deliberately seeking out a given person.

Question 18

What is attractive to you depends on

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A)  your age. 
B)  what you are comparing it to. 
C)  novelty. 
D)  its uniqueness. 
A)  your age. 
B)  what you are comparing it to. 
C)  novelty. 
D)  its uniqueness.

Question 19

List and briefly explain the four factors that lead to initial attraction.

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The four factors that lead to initial at

Question 20

After learning about a former coworker who recently passed away due to cancer,you call a loved one.This is an example of how reminders of death

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A)  make us depressed. 
B)  encourage solitude. 
C)  heighten our need to belong. 
D)  cause social tension. 
A)  make us depressed. 
B)  encourage solitude. 
C)  heighten our need to belong. 
D)  cause social tension.

Exam 26: Who Likes Whom

A motivation to bond with others in relationships that provide ongoing,positive interactions is the definition of

Rosalinda,who is attractive,very intelligent,and high in social status,marries Jorge,who is also attractive,very intelligent,and high in social status.Their relationship is best understood as an example of

Research on proximity and social attraction generally supports the view that

The tendency for opposites to mate or marry

gave university women ambiguous information about two other women.Asked how much they liked these people,the participants reported feeling more attracted to the person whom they

Which of your friends is most likely to report a preference for a mate who is homely and warm over one who is attractive and cold?

All of the following are true of ostracized people except

matched University of Minnesota freshmen for a Welcome Week dance.When the students were asked to evaluate their dates,what determined whether they liked each other?

Research suggests that randomly assigned college roommates

An example of implicit egotism is our tendency to

When people describe themselves in personal ads,women often offer _______ and seek _______.

A stranger rides the same bus you do to school every day.According to the mere exposure effect,as the days pass you will come to view the stranger

Paula has just arrived as a new student on campus and does not know anyone.All else being equal,is she most likely to become friends with Joni who lives next door,with Kristy who lives two doors down,with Beth who lives three doors down,or with Heidi who lives in the room directly above hers?

According to the text,the relationship between the extent to which we are in love with someone and how physically attractive we find that person to be is

Attractiveness best predicts happiness and social connections for

Even when people have no strong feelings about a product or a candidate,_______ can increase sales or votes.

Functional distance refers to

What is attractive to you depends on

List and briefly explain the four factors that lead to initial attraction.

After learning about a former coworker who recently passed away due to cancer,you call a loved one.This is an example of how reminders of death

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