Exam 11: Attraction and Intimacy: Liking and Loving Others

Anticipatory liking,expecting that someone will be pleasant and compatible,increases the chance of:

Bill and Susie's relationship becomes progressively more intimate than it was as they engage in self-revelation and tend to be open with each other in expressing their feelings.Their relationship is marked by the ________ effect.

Which theory provides the best explanation for the effects of proximity,similarity,and attractiveness on liking?

After learning about a former co-worker who recently passed away due to cancer,you call a loved one.In the context of attraction and intimacy,this is an example of how reminders of death:

If you are new in office and want to make friends,your best bet is to get a desk:

We like people those whose behavior is gratifying to us or whom we associate with gratifying events.This fact is consistent with the ________ theory of attraction.

The affection we feel for those with whom our lives are deeply intertwined is called:

Natalie,a student,likes her classmate,Wyatt who always helps her with her assignments and projects.She likes him more than anyone in her class as she can rely on him on any given day to get her work done.Which of the following theories explains Natalie's liking in this scenario?

When benefits are proportional to contributions in a relationship,________.

Attachment marked by possessiveness and jealousy is called:

Spouses are more likely than randomly paired people to share common attitudes,beliefs,and values.The ________ the similarity,the ________ they are.

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

Scarlett,a middle-aged woman,panics when she is in a critical situation,whereas her partner,Hannah,has a positive outlook.Hannah is calm,and she consoles and encourages Scarlett whenever they face a problem.In the context of attraction,Hannah and Scarlett exhibit ________ in this scenario.

A motivation to bond with others in relationships that provide ongoing,positive interactions is:

When unacquainted male-female pairs gazed intently for 2 minutes into each other's eyes for a research project,what was the result?

Which of the following is true of the research that digitized multiple faces and averaged them using a computer?

Ruth is quite attractive (a 4 on a 5-point scale),but Naomi is strikingly attractive (a 5 on a 5-point scale).Research suggests that if Ruth earns $35,000 a year,Naomi will probably make ________ doing the same job.

Amber just moved to a new town and is eager to make friends.When given the choice,she should select an apartment:

According to Aronson's view,which of the following is true of attribution?

According to Schachter and Singer's (1962)two-factor theory of emotion,where should you take a person you really like on a first date?