Question 1

Which of the following can be considered an accessibility universal?

Accepted Answer

A)   arranged marriage
B)   simpático
C)   the mere exposure effect
D)   market pricing
E)   love marriage C

Question 2

The belief that attractive people have more desirable qualities than unattractive people is more common in

Accepted Answer

A)   low- versus high-relational-mobility cultures.
B)   high- versus low-relational-mobility cultures.
C)   low- versus high-residential-mobility cultures.
D)   high- versus low-residential-mobility cultures.
E)   cultures that encourage rather than discourage equality matching. B

Question 3

Sending your boss a Christmas card after he has first sent you one would best be seen as an example of

Accepted Answer

A)   communal sharing.
B)   authority ranking.
C)   equality matching.
D)   market pricing.
E)   vertical collectivism. C

Question 4

You are a resident assistant at your university.After reading about the propinquity effect for this class, you decide to plan some activities to help facilitate friendships among the students living on your floor.Describe at least one activity that you believe will increase liking and friendship in your residence.Be sure to explain why you believe it will be effective.

Accepted Answer

The answer of You are a resident assistant at your...

Question 5

Jeremiah has moved around to 10 different states in the United States within five years due to his job.This means that, compared to someone who has not moved around at all before, Jeremiah will

Accepted Answer

A)   see his personality traits as more fluid and dependent on specific relationships.
B)   be more open to trying out different local coffee shops.
C)   be more unconditionally committed to the local sports team.
D)   buy more things from national chain stores.
E)   experience less similarity-attraction effect.

Question 6

Which of the following reflects simpático?

Accepted Answer

A)   Rose loves to meet new people.
B)   Maria provides unsolicited advice to her friends.
C)   Teresa is very competitive at work.
D)   Narcisa readily expresses her opinions.
E)   Mercedes is a gracious and welcoming host.

Question 7

Empirically, arranged marriages are terrible because no one is ever satisfied with their marriages.Is this true or false? Why?

Accepted Answer

A)   False: They at least start out with more marital satisfaction than people in love marriages.
B)   True: Arranged marriages signal a lack of personal agency, leading to unhappiness.
C)   False: Only women have marital dissatisfaction in arranged marriages.
D)   True: Arranged marriages have always been rare in human history because our ancestors understood that it leads to marital dissatisfaction.
E)   False: Arranged marriages that last over 10 years have greater marital satisfaction than love marriages.

Question 8

Which of the following statements is Addae, a Ghanaian, most likely to make regarding the experience of enemyship in Ghana?

Accepted Answer

A)   "Popular people with lots of friends are least likely to be the target of enemies."
B)   "Most Ghanaians don't think they have enemies; this isn't a common belief."
C)   "You can choose not to have enemies-just don't interact with those people!"
D)   "Enemies happen when friendships turn sour."
E)   "Ignorance and prejudice about different groups is one of the main reasons why people have enemies."

Question 9

Differentiate between how someone from a high-relational-mobility context views his or her social relationships compared to someone from a low-relational-mobility context.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Differentiate between how someone from a high-relational-mobility...

Question 10

Homare is a Japanese student and Heidi is a Canadian student.They are both trying to make new friends.Given the findings from research comparing Japanese and Canadians, we would expect that

Accepted Answer

A)   Heidi, more than Homare, will like a person who is similar to her.
B)   Homare, more than Heidi, will prefer a person with similar personality traits.
C)   Heidi, more than Homare, will prefer a person with a similar social background.
D)   Homare, more than Heidi, will like a person who is similar to him.
E)   Heidi and Homare will both like people who are similar.

Question 11

Miranda is trying to examine what physical attributes are perceived to be attractive by different cultures around the world.She has a list of four attributes: having facial symmetry, having a thin body, having blemish-free skin, and having a face with extreme facial features.She travels around the world to ask people from different cultures whether they think each attribute is attractive.Based on empirical evidence about culture-perceived attractiveness, draw a graph that shows a pattern of results that portrays the proportion of cultures that would find each attribute attractive.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Miranda is trying to examine what physical...

Question 12

North Americans are less concerned about enemies than West Africans.Why is this?

Accepted Answer

A)   Since violent crime rates are lower in North America than in West Africa, North Americans do not need to worry about people harming them.
B)   North Americans are less competitive than West Africans, so it is less likely that a North American will make enemies with people they beat in competitions.
C)   North Americans view relationships in terms of choice more than West Africans; consequently, North Americans can more easily distance themselves from someone they dislike or who dislikes them.
D)   The individualistic emphasis on autonomy in North American cultures makes North Americans less socially sensitive and consequently less likely than West Africans to realize they have enemies.
E)   Compared to West Africans, North Americans are more motivated to understand their enemies and potentially turn them into friends; consequently, North Americans view their enemies as more interesting than threatening.

Question 13

Given what is discussed in the textbook, draw a line graph to show what the relationship would look like for the following pairs of variables: (1) relational mobility and independent/interdependent self-construal; and (2) relational mobility and residential mobility.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Given what is discussed in the textbook,...

Question 14

Marco, who is Latin American, scores very highly on a measure of simpático.Given what you know about this concept, which of the following statements is also likely to be true of Marco?

Accepted Answer

A)   Marco prefers to work alone because being sociable is draining.
B)   Marco is motivated by self-enhancement more than self-improvement.
C)   Marco's interactions with friends involve many displays of warmth and affection.
D)   Marco is easygoing with friends but more likely to express negativity toward strangers.
E)   Marco prefers a communal sharing relational model in the workplace.

Question 15

The founder of a new society wants to create a social system in which arranged marriages are the norm, rather than love marriages.In order for this founder to be successful, which of the following must this new society have?

Accepted Answer

A)   strong ties within nuclear families
B)   a great deal of relational mobility
C)   a strong belief that marriage helps people achieve personal fulfillment
D)   large kin groups with strong ties within them
E)   a system of relationships characterized by market pricing

Question 16

Previous research indicates that _______ is more important for relationship satisfaction among East Asians than Westerners, while _______ is more important for relationship satisfaction among Westerners than Asians.

Accepted Answer

A)   intimacy; passion
B)   commitment; passion
C)   intimacy; commitment
D)   passion; commitment
E)   commitment; intimacy

Question 17

Thalia and Maksim are from a low-relational-mobility culture, and Jamisha and Lavar are from a high-relational-mobility culture.Describe how relational mobility will impact intimacy, passion, and commitment within these two romantic relationships.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Thalia and Maksim are from a low-relational-mobility...

Question 18

You and a friend run into each other on the street, and you see that he is carrying a fish that he has just caught.You would love to take that fish home and cook it to make your wife happy.You and your friend agree that the fish is equivalent to the corn you are carrying in your bag.The two of you then exchange the fish for the corn before heading off to your respective homes.What is this an example of?

Accepted Answer

A)   authority ranking
B)   communal sharing
C)   market pricing
D)   equality matching
E)   big-gun diplomacy

Question 19

Which of the following is associated with greater commitment in romantic relationships?

Accepted Answer

A)   a country's degree of individualism
B)   high relational mobility
C)   viewing others in terms of their personal dispositions
D)   greater idealization of one's romantic partner, but only among Asians
E)   greater idealization of one's romantic partner, but only among Westerners

Question 20

People from non-Western cultures view the ideal female body to be _______ than what is typically preferred among Westerners.

Accepted Answer

A)   thinner
B)   heavier
C)   more muscular
D)   taller
E)   shorter

Exam 11: Interpersonal Attraction, Close Relationships, and Groups