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

John and Patricia are miserable in their relationship. If John were to use a tactic that is both destructive and passive, he would

The reproductive success of ________ is measured by the quantity of their offspring, whereas the reproductive success of ________ is measured by raising their offspring to maturity.

Based on research presented in this chapter, whom is Benjamin going to sit closest to in the library? Benjamin is wearing glasses, a university sweatshirt, and is moderately attractive.

Shinji's girlfriend completely indulges and pampers him. She attends to his every whim, and allows him to totally depend on her for even necessities such as food. It makes him extremely happy to be a passive love object and be doted upon. The Japanese describe this kind of love as

________ is to one's current partner as ________ is to a possible future partner.

Researchers (Wheeler & Kim, 1997) asked American, Canadian, and Korean students to rate the attractiveness of people in yearbook photographs, and to rate the people in the photographs on a number of personality dimensions. Whereas Koreans associated "beautiful" with integrity and concern for others, North Americans associated "beautiful" with personal strength. These differences suggest that

Rusbult's (1983) research on college-age dating couples showed that rewards played a role in determining satisfaction ________ and that costs played a role ________.

Researchers provided men with photographs of either attractive women or unattractive women and told the men that their conversation partner was the woman in the photograph. They found that men who believed they were talking with an attractive woman ________ than did men who thought they were talking with an unattractive woman.

Ellen and Grace have an equitable relationship. Describe what that would be like, and what would be some consequences of relationship inequities.

Miguel believes that rewards are an important part of maintaining a relationship. His friend Lucas is his "pistolão." That means Lucas

Research examining the "what is beautiful is good" stereotype cross-culturally has found that

How would investment model researchers like Rusbult and Martz (1995) explain why battered women often return to their abusive partners?

Festinger, Schachter, and Back (1950) traced friendship formations among couples in an apartment complex at MIT. They found that residents were most likely to be friends with people

All of the following are true except

Often, toward the beginning of romantic relationships, we experience ________, whereas after the relationship has continued for a number of years, we experience ________.

Researchers used computer graphics to generate composite faces that reflected the exact mathematical average of the facial features of a large number of individual photographs. They then asked participants to rate the attractiveness of the composite photograph and the individual photographs that were combined to make up the composite. These researchers found that

Based on research by Akert (1998), which of the following people is most likely to experience such physical disorders as headaches, stomachaches, and trouble sleeping after a breakup?

Leandro tends to be happy when in relationships with others. However, right now, he's away from home and the absence of meaningful relationships is leading to

Jacob is about to start a new job. Given that he wants to make lots of new friends, he should choose the office that is located

Claire and Matt are involved in a romantic relationship. Matt has recently given Claire a gold bracelet. Because there was no special occasion, Claire now feels the need to reciprocate the gift. The ________ theory of relationships is most applicable in this case.