Exam 9: Attraction and Close Relationships

Conceit has good relationships with her boyfriend and with her parents.She is also able to form caring and supportive friendships.Conceit______________probably has a(n)______________attachment style.

Which is most dissatisfying in a relationship?

Jack and Diane have been dating and living together for two years.Jack always puts Diane's needs before his own,______________is very supportive of Diane,and devotes a great deal of time and energy to the relationship.Diane,on the other hand,focuses on her own needs and problems and does not exert a great deal of effort when it comes to the relationship.According to equity theorists,

Which of the following is not one of the four types of similarity most relevant to predicting interpersonal attraction?

In Powers and colleagues (2006)research,boyfriends and girlfriends who were insecurely attached had physiological stress responses when engaged in a______________task.

According to research by Aronson and Linder (1965),which pattern of comments about us would lead us to like the speaker the most?

Eileen says she loves Jesse,even though they met very recently and both of them are still dating other people.When her best friend asks her what she means by "love," Eileen says,"I feel like even though we just met,I could tell him anything in the world.And he's so sexy-I get butterflies just thinking about him." According to the triangular theory______________of love,Eileen's feelings towards Jesse would best be labeled

Which statement is consistent with the mere exposure effect?

Consider Buss's (1989)study in which he examined what people from 37 different cultures around the world prefer______________in a romantic partner.Which statement about the results of this study is accurate?

Two groups of college students are on a boat together travelling from Greece to Italy.For the first six hours of the trip,the students did not associate with each other.When the ship hits a severe storm and the captain orders everyone to take precautions,the students begin to talk to each other and bond.This is most consistent with the proposal of

Dutton and Arno (1974)examined the effects of arousal on attraction by conducting a study in which a female approached and asked survey questions of men on a rickety suspension bridge.Which scenario is most analogous to the results of this study?

Herman and Flora have been married for 40 years.They still have a strong relationship and say they are each other's best friends.Their relationship seems to be an example of______________love.

Though they had all been together on the transcontinental flight for three hours,the passengers didn't start to talk to one another until the plane ran into some serious turbulence.This behavior is best explained by the

Rita has a strong desire to establish and maintain social contact with others.Rita has

According to Manago et al.(2012),college students in their sample had an average of______________FaceBook "friends" in 2009.

The hard-to-get effect can be hard to get because of all but which of the following reasons?

Which outcome has not demonstrated in research on physical attractiveness?