Question 1

Studies on computer composites of faces show that

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A) perfectly average is quite attractive. 
B) perfectly average is quite unattractive. 
C) modest caricatures of attractive features are quite unattractive. 
D) symmetry is unimportant. 
A) perfectly average is quite attractive. 
B) perfectly average is quite unattractive. 
C) modest caricatures of attractive features are quite unattractive. 
D) symmetry is unimportant.

Question 2

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 3

found that in a national sample of Canadians,those that others rated as more attractive earned,on average

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A) around $100 less annually. 
B) around $100 more annually. 
C) around $2000 less annually. 
D) around $2000 more annually. 
A) around $100 less annually. 
B) around $100 more annually. 
C) around $2000 less annually. 
D) around $2000 more annually.

Question 4

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 5

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 6

found that among students who lived together in a boardinghouse for many weeks,the ones who were most likely to have formed close friendships were those who

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A) were most similar in their level of physical attractiveness. 
B) had the highest initial agreement on attitudes. 
C) had opposite but complementary personality characteristics. 
D) came from the same region or state. 
A) were most similar in their level of physical attractiveness. 
B) had the highest initial agreement on attitudes. 
C) had opposite but complementary personality characteristics. 
D) came from the same region or state.

Question 7

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 8

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 9

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.

Question 10

Which of the following best expresses the meaning of the physical attractiveness stereotype?

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A) What is beautiful is good. 
B) What is beautiful is unpredictable. 
C) What is beautiful is superficial. 
D) What is beautiful is untouchable. 
A) What is beautiful is good. 
B) What is beautiful is unpredictable. 
C) What is beautiful is superficial. 
D) What is beautiful is untouchable.

Question 11

One factor that will increase the likelihood that a friendship between two people will develop is

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A) the degree to which their interests compliment each others. 
B) how often their paths cross. 
C) avoiding repetitious exposure. 
D) gender. 
A) the degree to which their interests compliment each others. 
B) how often their paths cross. 
C) avoiding repetitious exposure. 
D) gender.

Exam 26: Who Likes Whom

Studies on computer composites of faces show that

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?

found that in a national sample of Canadians,those that others rated as more attractive earned,on average

What is attractive to you depends on

All of the following are true of ostracized people except

found that among students who lived together in a boardinghouse for many weeks,the ones who were most likely to have formed close friendships were those who

Research suggests that randomly assigned college roommates

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?

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

Which of the following best expresses the meaning of the physical attractiveness stereotype?

One factor that will increase the likelihood that a friendship between two people will develop is

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