Deck 4: Psychological Attraction
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Deck 4: Psychological Attraction
1
Escape conditioning is the theory that …
A) we come to like those who become a conditioned stimulus
B) we come to like those who help us to escape an aversive situation
C) we come to like those who are ""out of our league""
D) we come to like those who elicit a response paired with an unconditioned stimulus
A) we come to like those who become a conditioned stimulus
B) we come to like those who help us to escape an aversive situation
C) we come to like those who are ""out of our league""
D) we come to like those who elicit a response paired with an unconditioned stimulus
B
2
Which of the following is not true of physiological arousal?
A) it is general and nonspecific
B) it includes heart rate and respiration
C) it applies more strongly to negative emotions
D) it depends on the attributions we make
A) it is general and nonspecific
B) it includes heart rate and respiration
C) it applies more strongly to negative emotions
D) it depends on the attributions we make
C
3
Misattribution of arousal works primarily when the situation or context is …
A) ambiguous
B) positive
C) negative
D) neutral
A) ambiguous
B) positive
C) negative
D) neutral
A
4
Research participants in Dutton and Aron's ""Bridge Study"" were significantly more likely to call the phone mumber given to them at the end of the study when …
A) they were on the sturdy bridge and the interviewer was male
B) they were on the shaky bridge and the interviewer was female
C) they were on the sturdy bridge and the interviewer was female
D) they were on the shaky bridge and the interviewer was male
A) they were on the sturdy bridge and the interviewer was male
B) they were on the shaky bridge and the interviewer was female
C) they were on the sturdy bridge and the interviewer was female
D) they were on the shaky bridge and the interviewer was male
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5
In the Aronson and Linder (1965) study on the role of praise in liking, research participants liked the confederate the most when …
A) they received neutral feedback, then positive
B) they received positive feedback, then negative
C) they received negative feedback, then neutral
D) they received negative feedback, then positive
A) they received neutral feedback, then positive
B) they received positive feedback, then negative
C) they received negative feedback, then neutral
D) they received negative feedback, then positive
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6
We like people more when they change their opnions of us from negative to positive because …
A) we perceive it as a gain
B) we perceive it as a loss
C) we think they are being sincere
D) A and C
E) none of the above
A) we perceive it as a gain
B) we perceive it as a loss
C) we think they are being sincere
D) A and C
E) none of the above
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7
Balance theory is associated with …
A) Heider
B) Pavlov
C) Sternberg
D) Taylor
A) Heider
B) Pavlov
C) Sternberg
D) Taylor
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8
Heider suggested that people strive for balanced …
A) lives
B) dyads
C) triads
D) conversations
A) lives
B) dyads
C) triads
D) conversations
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9
In Heider's Balance Theory, the X …
A) refers to the person
B) refers to the issue
C) refers to the other
D) marks the spot
A) refers to the person
B) refers to the issue
C) refers to the other
D) marks the spot
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10
The theoretical perspective which holds that people are attracted to others with similar attitudes is …
A) self-verification theory
B) implicit egotism
C) the triagular theory of attitudes
D) the similarity-attraction hypothesis
A) self-verification theory
B) implicit egotism
C) the triagular theory of attitudes
D) the similarity-attraction hypothesis
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11
Similarity on _________ dimensions is probably the best predictor of relationship satisfaction.
A) personality
B) dispositional
C) sexual
D) attitudinal
A) personality
B) dispositional
C) sexual
D) attitudinal
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12
A characteristic of relationships in which partners enhance each other in terms of their needs, personalities, performance, and expetise is called …
A) self-verification
B) similarity-attraction
C) mere exposure
D) complementarity
A) self-verification
B) similarity-attraction
C) mere exposure
D) complementarity
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13
Type II complementarity exists when …
A) one partner is high on a specific need, such as power, and the other partner is low on that same need
B) both partners are high on the same need
C) the partners are high on separate needs
D) both partners are low on the same need
A) one partner is high on a specific need, such as power, and the other partner is low on that same need
B) both partners are high on the same need
C) the partners are high on separate needs
D) both partners are low on the same need
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14
A process through which people come to like stimuli to which they have been previously exposed is called …
A) complementarity
B) mere exposure
C) mere implosion
D) fatal attraction
A) complementarity
B) mere exposure
C) mere implosion
D) fatal attraction
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15
According to the mere exposure hypothesis, you would most likely to develop a liking for my dog after meeting her …
A) once
B) twice
C) three times
D) four times
A) once
B) twice
C) three times
D) four times
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16
Classical conditioning refers to learning through …
A) receiving rewards
B) avoiding punishment
C) association
D) implicit egotism
A) receiving rewards
B) avoiding punishment
C) association
D) implicit egotism
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17
The idea that attraction can stem from the fact that we wrongly attribute feelings of physiological arousal to another person is called …
A) operant conditioning
B) classical conditioning
C) misattribution of arousal
D) the attractiveness stereotype
A) operant conditioning
B) classical conditioning
C) misattribution of arousal
D) the attractiveness stereotype
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18
Research suggests that we most like people whose opionions of us …
A) are always positive
B) are always negative
C) are at first positive, but become negative
D) are at first negative, but become positive
A) are always positive
B) are always negative
C) are at first positive, but become negative
D) are at first negative, but become positive
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19
Self-verification is …
A) the idea that we seek out people who confirm our own views about ourselves
B) the idea that we seek out only people who give us positive feedback about ourselves
C) the idea that we seek out people who are similar to ourselves
D) the same as the need for approval
A) the idea that we seek out people who confirm our own views about ourselves
B) the idea that we seek out only people who give us positive feedback about ourselves
C) the idea that we seek out people who are similar to ourselves
D) the same as the need for approval
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20
According to balance theory, an unbalanced triad exists when …
A) P and O like each other and both evaluate X positively
B) P and O like each other and both evaluate X negatively
C) P and O like each other but evaluate X differently
D) all of the above are balanced triads
A) P and O like each other and both evaluate X positively
B) P and O like each other and both evaluate X negatively
C) P and O like each other but evaluate X differently
D) all of the above are balanced triads
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21
The similarity-attraction hypothesis proposes that …
A) we are more attracted to people who are different from us
B) we are more attracted to people who are similar to us
C) there is actually no relationship between attraction and similarity
D) the idea of ""opposites attract"" is actually true
A) we are more attracted to people who are different from us
B) we are more attracted to people who are similar to us
C) there is actually no relationship between attraction and similarity
D) the idea of ""opposites attract"" is actually true
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22
Couples that have the most stable levels of liking over time are those in which individuals …
A) are similar and committed
B) are similar and uncommitted
C) are dissimilar and committed
D) are dissimilar and uncommitted
A) are similar and committed
B) are similar and uncommitted
C) are dissimilar and committed
D) are dissimilar and uncommitted
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23
When it comes to choosing a partner, we tend to pick people who are …
A) close in geographic proximity
B) close in height
C) close in levels of dominance
D) all of the above
A) close in geographic proximity
B) close in height
C) close in levels of dominance
D) all of the above
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24
In one study, hard-to-get women were perceived as _____ compared to easy-to-get women.
A) more desirable
B) less desirable
C) equally desirable
D) undesirable
A) more desirable
B) less desirable
C) equally desirable
D) undesirable
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25
The tendency to like things superficially related to ourselves is called …
A) classical conditioning
B) implicit egotism
C) operant conditioning
D) inclusive fitness
A) classical conditioning
B) implicit egotism
C) operant conditioning
D) inclusive fitness
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26
Implicit egotism refers to …
A) forming relationships through learning
B) increased liking because of familiarity
C) liking things that are superficially related to ourselves
D) attributing our liking to an ambiguous situation
A) forming relationships through learning
B) increased liking because of familiarity
C) liking things that are superficially related to ourselves
D) attributing our liking to an ambiguous situation
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27
Implicit egotism predicts that Christine would be most likely to marry …
A) Fred
B) Chuck
C) Daniel
D) Mark
A) Fred
B) Chuck
C) Daniel
D) Mark
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28
_________ invented classical conditioning.
A) Fiske and Taylor
B) Duck
C) DePaulo
D) Pavlov
E) Watson
A) Fiske and Taylor
B) Duck
C) DePaulo
D) Pavlov
E) Watson
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29
In the original series of studies on classical conditioning, the unconditioned response (UCR) was …
A) salivation
B) food
C) the lab assistant
D) a metronome
A) salivation
B) food
C) the lab assistant
D) a metronome
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30
In the original series of experiments on classical conditioning, _________ is the unconditioned response (UCR) When it comes to the classical conditioning of human attraction, ________ would be the UCR.
A) salivation; liking
B) liking; salivation
C) food; liking
D) liking; food
A) salivation; liking
B) liking; salivation
C) food; liking
D) liking; food
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31
Secret relationships can be especially exciting because of what phenomenon?
A) mere exposure
B) fatal attraction
C) the hyperaccessibility of suppressed thoughts
D) implicit egotism
A) mere exposure
B) fatal attraction
C) the hyperaccessibility of suppressed thoughts
D) implicit egotism
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