Question 1

When in conflict in close relationships, women often try to get their husbands to talk about the problem and men retreat. This communication pattern

Accepted Answer

A)  leads exchange relationships to become more communal. 
B)  reflects negative affect reciprocity. 
C)  illustrates the demand/withdraw interaction pattern. 
D)  fosters social penetration. 
A)  leads exchange relationships to become more communal. 
B)  reflects negative affect reciprocity. 
C)  illustrates the demand/withdraw interaction pattern. 
D)  fosters social penetration.

Question 2

Which of the following statements is most accurate regarding the human need for affiliation?

Accepted Answer

A)  People tend to prefer as much social contact with others as possible. 
B)  There is little variation between individuals when it comes to desired level of social contact. 
C)  People are motivated to maintain an optimum balance of time alone and social contact. 
D)  On average, men in individualistic cultures desire more social contact than do women. 
A)  People tend to prefer as much social contact with others as possible. 
B)  There is little variation between individuals when it comes to desired level of social contact. 
C)  People are motivated to maintain an optimum balance of time alone and social contact. 
D)  On average, men in individualistic cultures desire more social contact than do women.

Question 3

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,

Accepted Answer

A)  Jack should feel underbenefited and upset about the nature of the relationship, whereas Diane will be content because her needs are being met at minimal cost to her. 
B)  Jack and Diane should be content with the relationship because people in an equity relationship do not keep track of costs and benefits. 
C)  Jack should feel underbenefited and upset about the nature of the relationship, and Diane should feel overbenefited and guilty. 
D)  Jack should feel content with the relationship because he knows he's working for his partner's happiness, but Diane will feel overbenefited and guilty. 
A)  Jack should feel underbenefited and upset about the nature of the relationship, whereas Diane will be content because her needs are being met at minimal cost to her. 
B)  Jack and Diane should be content with the relationship because people in an equity relationship do not keep track of costs and benefits. 
C)  Jack should feel underbenefited and upset about the nature of the relationship, and Diane should feel overbenefited and guilty. 
D)  Jack should feel content with the relationship because he knows he's working for his partner's happiness, but Diane will feel overbenefited and guilty.

Question 4

In evidence to the subjective perspective of beauty, research by Anderson and others (1992) found that

Accepted Answer

A)  specific facial features tend to be associated with physical attractiveness. 
B)  there is a high degree of cross-cultural consistency in ratings of attractiveness. 
C)  heavy women are judged attractive in places where food is frequently in short supply. 
D)  averaged faces are judged more attractive than individual faces. 
A)  specific facial features tend to be associated with physical attractiveness. 
B)  there is a high degree of cross-cultural consistency in ratings of attractiveness. 
C)  heavy women are judged attractive in places where food is frequently in short supply. 
D)  averaged faces are judged more attractive than individual faces.

Question 5

Which of the following statements is true of attitude similarity and attraction?

Accepted Answer

A)  These occur only with people who have high levels of intelligence. 
B)  These have slower time course because people have to get to know each other first. 
C)  These happen faster if people had similar educational backgrounds. 
D)  These rarely happen in adult relationships. 
A)  These occur only with people who have high levels of intelligence. 
B)  These have slower time course because people have to get to know each other first. 
C)  These happen faster if people had similar educational backgrounds. 
D)  These rarely happen in adult relationships.

Question 6

Baumeister and Leary (1995) suggest that humans have a fundamental drive to have at least a minimum number of lasting, positive, and significant interpersonal relationships with others. They refer to this as the

Accepted Answer

A)  need to belong. 
B)  need for affiliation. 
C)  "sociostat." 
D)  need to love. 
A)  need to belong. 
B)  need for affiliation. 
C)  "sociostat." 
D)  need to love.

Question 7

When people prefer those who are selective in their social choices over the ones who are readily available, it is due to the

Accepted Answer

A)  hard-to-get effect. 
B)  reciprocity effect. 
C)  what-is-beautiful-is-good stereotype. 
D)  equity theory. 
A)  hard-to-get effect. 
B)  reciprocity effect. 
C)  what-is-beautiful-is-good stereotype. 
D)  equity theory.

Question 8

Walster et al. (1966) randomly matched students for a dance. At the end of the evening, students indicated how satisfied they were with their dates. The strongest predictor of satisfaction was

Accepted Answer

A)  physical attractiveness. 
B)  attitudinal similarity. 
C)  proximity of dorm rooms. 
D)  complementary personalities. 
A)  physical attractiveness. 
B)  attitudinal similarity. 
C)  proximity of dorm rooms. 
D)  complementary personalities.

Question 9

Which of the following statements describes an example of the what-is-beautiful-is-good stereotype?

Accepted Answer

A)  Athletes who have greater physical skills tend to earn higher salaries when they make it to the professional level of their sport. 
B)  Physicians have been found to spend less time with patients who they feel are not serious about taking care of their own physical health. 
C)  Students who take classes from professors who they report to be physically unattractive often assume that the course will be a worthy educational experience. 
D)  In animated movies for children, the hero is usually very attractive while the villain is often very ugly. 
A)  Athletes who have greater physical skills tend to earn higher salaries when they make it to the professional level of their sport. 
B)  Physicians have been found to spend less time with patients who they feel are not serious about taking care of their own physical health. 
C)  Students who take classes from professors who they report to be physically unattractive often assume that the course will be a worthy educational experience. 
D)  In animated movies for children, the hero is usually very attractive while the villain is often very ugly.

Question 10

Which of the following outcomes has not demonstrated in research on physical attractiveness?

Accepted Answer

A)  Attractive students were able to solicit more signatures on a petition than unattractive students. 
B)  Unattractive defendants received larger court fines than attractive defendants. 
C)  Teachers expect attractive children to be smarter and achieve more than unattractive children. 
D)  Attractive employees earn approximately the same salaries as unattractive employees. 
A)  Attractive students were able to solicit more signatures on a petition than unattractive students. 
B)  Unattractive defendants received larger court fines than attractive defendants. 
C)  Teachers expect attractive children to be smarter and achieve more than unattractive children. 
D)  Attractive employees earn approximately the same salaries as unattractive employees.

Question 11

Researchers use the phrase erotic plasticity to suggest that

Accepted Answer

A)  women are more likely to change sexual preference over time than men. 
B)  men are turned on by a wider range of stimuli than women. 
C)  men are more likely to have multiple sexual partners than women. 
D)  women are more accepting of "alternative" sexual preferences than men. 
A)  women are more likely to change sexual preference over time than men. 
B)  men are turned on by a wider range of stimuli than women. 
C)  men are more likely to have multiple sexual partners than women. 
D)  women are more accepting of "alternative" sexual preferences than men.

Question 12

List and briefly describe the three different facets of loneliness identified by Cacioppo and others (2015).

Accepted Answer

Based on their review of research, Steph

Question 13

Ronnie believes that people desire and form relationships with others who are similar in terms of physical attractiveness. In terms of similarity and attractiveness, he subscribes to the

Accepted Answer

A)  equity theory. 
B)  matching hypothesis. 
C)  social penetration theory. 
D)  social exchange theory. 
A)  equity theory. 
B)  matching hypothesis. 
C)  social penetration theory. 
D)  social exchange theory.

Question 14

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 toward Jesse would best be labeled

Accepted Answer

A)  consummate love. 
B)  companionate love. 
C)  fatuous love. 
D)  romantic love. 
A)  consummate love. 
B)  companionate love. 
C)  fatuous love. 
D)  romantic love.

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Similarity in subjective experience 
B)  Similarity in attitudes 
C)  Demographic similarity 
D)  Similarity in eye and hair color 
A)  Similarity in subjective experience 
B)  Similarity in attitudes 
C)  Demographic similarity 
D)  Similarity in eye and hair color

Question 16

A "trust-insurance system" in a relationship is when

Accepted Answer

A)  both partners lack trust toward the other on an unconscious level. 
B)  one partner is overbenefited compared to the level of investment he/she makes in the relationship. 
C)  both partners keep an unconscious tally of the relationship's costs and benefits. 
D)  one partner has a low comparison level for alternatives. 
A)  both partners lack trust toward the other on an unconscious level. 
B)  one partner is overbenefited compared to the level of investment he/she makes in the relationship. 
C)  both partners keep an unconscious tally of the relationship's costs and benefits. 
D)  one partner has a low comparison level for alternatives.

Question 17

Research has revealed that

Accepted Answer

A)  men view the world in more "sexualized" terms than women do. 
B)  women are more likely to fantasize about sex with multiple partners. 
C)  women rate themselves as being more flirtatious than men rate women. 
D)  men do not engage in casual sex without emotional commitment. 
A)  men view the world in more "sexualized" terms than women do. 
B)  women are more likely to fantasize about sex with multiple partners. 
C)  women rate themselves as being more flirtatious than men rate women. 
D)  men do not engage in casual sex without emotional commitment.

Question 18

Someone who argues that attraction is simply a function of wanting to have healthy offspring probably endorses

Accepted Answer

A)  the belief that situational variables influence attraction. 
B)  social exchange theory. 
C)  the matching hypothesis of attraction. 
D)  the approach of evolutionary psychology. 
A)  the belief that situational variables influence attraction. 
B)  social exchange theory. 
C)  the matching hypothesis of attraction. 
D)  the approach of evolutionary psychology.

Question 19

Dutton and Aron (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 of the following scenarios is most analogous to the results of this study?

Accepted Answer

A)  After swerving to avoid an oncoming car, your heart races, and your mind is flooded with images of how much you care about your significant other. 
B)  Ten minutes after you've begun a strenuous workout, the person next to you strikes up a conversation, and you immediately feel attracted to him/her. 
C)  When a classmate that you find particularly attractive happens to sit down next to you, you feel your pulse quicken, and you stutter as you try to make conversation. 
D)  You are still agitated after a heated phone conversation with your mother, and when you run into someone you had a crush on several years ago, you are surprised to realize you don't find him/her that attractive in your current state of arousal. 
A)  After swerving to avoid an oncoming car, your heart races, and your mind is flooded with images of how much you care about your significant other. 
B)  Ten minutes after you've begun a strenuous workout, the person next to you strikes up a conversation, and you immediately feel attracted to him/her. 
C)  When a classmate that you find particularly attractive happens to sit down next to you, you feel your pulse quicken, and you stutter as you try to make conversation. 
D)  You are still agitated after a heated phone conversation with your mother, and when you run into someone you had a crush on several years ago, you are surprised to realize you don't find him/her that attractive in your current state of arousal.

Question 20

Lee and colleagues (2008) ran a study in which they examined people's ratings of photos on the website HOTorNOT.com. They found that participants' own level of attractiveness

Accepted Answer

A)  were positive predictors of how attractive they rated the photos. 
B)  were negative predictors of how attractive they rated the photos. 
C)  did not predict their ratings of the photos. 
D)  predicted their ratings of male but not female photos. 
A)  were positive predictors of how attractive they rated the photos. 
B)  were negative predictors of how attractive they rated the photos. 
C)  did not predict their ratings of the photos. 
D)  predicted their ratings of male but not female photos.

When in conflict in close relationships, women often try to get their husbands to talk about the problem and men retreat. This communication pattern

Which of the following statements is most accurate regarding the human need for affiliation?

In evidence to the subjective perspective of beauty, research by Anderson and others (1992) found that

Which of the following statements is true of attitude similarity and attraction?

Baumeister and Leary (1995) suggest that humans have a fundamental drive to have at least a minimum number of lasting, positive, and significant interpersonal relationships with others. They refer to this as the

When people prefer those who are selective in their social choices over the ones who are readily available, it is due to the

Walster et al. (1966) randomly matched students for a dance. At the end of the evening, students indicated how satisfied they were with their dates. The strongest predictor of satisfaction was

Which of the following statements describes an example of the what-is-beautiful-is-good stereotype?

Which of the following outcomes has not demonstrated in research on physical attractiveness?

Researchers use the phrase erotic plasticity to suggest that

List and briefly describe the three different facets of loneliness identified by Cacioppo and others (2015).

Ronnie believes that people desire and form relationships with others who are similar in terms of physical attractiveness. In terms of similarity and attractiveness, he subscribes to the

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

A "trust-insurance system" in a relationship is when

Research has revealed that

Someone who argues that attraction is simply a function of wanting to have healthy offspring probably endorses

Dutton and Aron (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 of the following scenarios is most analogous to the results of this study?

Lee and colleagues (2008) ran a study in which they examined people's ratings of photos on the website HOTorNOT.com. They found that participants' own level of attractiveness

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Exam 9: Attraction and Close Relationships

When in conflict in close relationships, women often try to get their husbands to talk about the problem and men retreat. This communication pattern

Which of the following statements is most accurate regarding the human need for affiliation?

In evidence to the subjective perspective of beauty, research by Anderson and others (1992) found that

Which of the following statements is true of attitude similarity and attraction?

Baumeister and Leary (1995) suggest that humans have a fundamental drive to have at least a minimum number of lasting, positive, and significant interpersonal relationships with others. They refer to this as the

When people prefer those who are selective in their social choices over the ones who are readily available, it is due to the

Walster et al. (1966) randomly matched students for a dance. At the end of the evening, students indicated how satisfied they were with their dates. The strongest predictor of satisfaction was

Which of the following statements describes an example of the what-is-beautiful-is-good stereotype?

Which of the following outcomes has not demonstrated in research on physical attractiveness?

Researchers use the phrase erotic plasticity to suggest that

List and briefly describe the three different facets of loneliness identified by Cacioppo and others (2015).

Ronnie believes that people desire and form relationships with others who are similar in terms of physical attractiveness. In terms of similarity and attractiveness, he subscribes to the

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

A "trust-insurance system" in a relationship is when

Research has revealed that

Someone who argues that attraction is simply a function of wanting to have healthy offspring probably endorses

Dutton and Aron (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 of the following scenarios is most analogous to the results of this study?

Lee and colleagues (2008) ran a study in which they examined people's ratings of photos on the website HOTorNOT.com. They found that participants' own level of attractiveness

What Is Social Psychology

Doing Social Psychology Research

The Social Self

Perceiving Persons

Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination

Attitudes

Conformity

Group Processes

Helping Others

Aggression

Law

Business

Health

Filters