Exam 10: Interpersonal Attraction: From First Impressions to Close Relationships

Lem is looking at new cars. Each one he sees has a certain trim detail across the hood which he somewhat likes at the start of the day. At the end of the day, and fifteen cars later, he really likes the detail. His opinion is influenced by the

According to research conducted by Akert (1998), what is the single best predictor of how well ex-partners cope in the aftermath of the dissolution of their relationship?

Brian does not know anything about Sally except that she is very attractive. Based on research presented in the text, Brian is most likely to make the attribution that Sally is

Arlene finds that even though she sat in the opposite corner of the classroom from Ronda during the entire term of their chemistry class, when they bump into each other at a party, she seems to like Ronda more than the strangers around. This is best explained by

Research has found that there is agreement across cultures concerning what constitutes an attractive face; that infants prefer photographs of attractive faces to unattractive ones and that they prefer the same faces that adults do; and that statistically average faces tend to be seen as attractive. These findings provide support for a(n) ________ interpretation of the importance of physical attractiveness.

Describe some of the criticisms that have been offered against the evolutionary theory of attraction.

Although Barbara's relationship with James provides relatively few rewards compared to the costs, Barbara has come to expect that most relationships are difficult and costly. Thus, although Barbara holds a ________, she is unlikely to abandon her relationship with James.

Because of the release of the neurotransmitter dopamine, people who express that they are madly in love are likely to report that they feel

Roger's attachment style is secure and Bob's attachment style is secure. Based on the research presented in your text, what could you infer about their relationship?

Gan qing is a Chinese concept of love which is achieved by

Jessica has been treating Paul like a king. She pays for all of their dates, and does lots of special things for him. Paul has not been reciprocating this treatment. How is he likely to be feeling, according to equity theory?

Distance is to ________ as familiarity is to ________.

Stanley is building a robot in the year 2054. Fulfilling a fantasy and taking advantage of the technology available, he decides to make his robot have a female form and be physically appealing. To have the most success in this, what should he do?

If you were a student at Elaine Hatfield (Walster) and her colleagues (1966) first-year orientation dance, what would most likely influence your desire to date again the person with whom you were paired?

When researchers performed an fMRI on participants looking at pictures of someone they were in love with, they found that the ventral tegmental area (VTA) and caudate nucleus were activated, and that they were more strongly activated the more intensely participants indicated that they loved the person in the photo. These particular areas of the brain are associated with the

________ theory holds that people are happiest in their relationships when their rewards and costs are comparable to the rewards and costs of their partners.

Consider the following things that a person might experience in a relationship: financial security, emotional support, social status. According to Rusbult's (1983) investment theory, these things that might be lost were the relationship to end are called

The greatest amount of research supports the notion of ________ over the notion of ________.

Rusbult and other researchers suggest that in trying to predict relationship satisfaction, we need to consider not only the rewards and costs of a given relationship, but also

Feingold (1990) conducted a meta-analysis of a number of studies of the importance that men versus women placed on the physical attractiveness of potential partners. According to his findings, there tends to be a larger gender difference (such that men are more influenced by physical attractiveness) when ________ are being measured than when ________ are being measured.