Question 1

Proximity refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  physical nearness. 
B)  physical similarity. 
C)  attitudinal similarity. 
D)  physical attractiveness. 
A)  physical nearness. 
B)  physical similarity. 
C)  attitudinal similarity. 
D)  physical attractiveness.

Question 2

Jon feels like he isn't a good enough husband to his wife, Kate. According to the trust-insurance system, he is likely to

Accepted Answer

A)  go out of his way to benefit her through restorative actions. 
B)  withdraw emotionally from the relationship, thereby contributing to a downward cycle. 
C)  become more jealous of her than he was previously. 
D)  feel underbenefited in the relationship. 
A)  go out of his way to benefit her through restorative actions. 
B)  withdraw emotionally from the relationship, thereby contributing to a downward cycle. 
C)  become more jealous of her than he was previously. 
D)  feel underbenefited in the relationship.

Question 3

Shari is a 42-year-old woman who has wanted to find a husband for many years. She has had several successful dating relationships, but they never seem to "go the distance." In addition, Shari does not have a true "best friend" to rely on in times of personal distress. Shari is likely experiencing ____ loneliness.

Accepted Answer

A)  companionate 
B)  consummate 
C)  relational 
D)  intimate 
A)  companionate 
B)  consummate 
C)  relational 
D)  intimate

Question 4

According to Hatfield, romantic love characterized by high arousal, intense attraction, and fear of rejection is called _____ love.

Accepted Answer

A)  companionate 
B)  storage 
C)  passionate 
D)  agape 
A)  companionate 
B)  storage 
C)  passionate 
D)  agape

Question 5

Support for the idea of the "sociostat" (social thermostat) is provided by the finding that rats

Accepted Answer

A)  tend to prefer to remain on their own once a period of isolation ends. 
B)  are less likely to approach other rats after a period of prolonged contact. 
C)  aggress against other rats when a shared resource is scarce. 
D)  always prefer the company of other rats to being alone. 
A)  tend to prefer to remain on their own once a period of isolation ends. 
B)  are less likely to approach other rats after a period of prolonged contact. 
C)  aggress against other rats when a shared resource is scarce. 
D)  always prefer the company of other rats to being alone.

Question 6

In _____ relationships, partners respond to each other's needs without any concern over whether they have given or received a benefit.

Accepted Answer

A)  equitable 
B)  exchange 
C)  communal 
D)  companionate 
A)  equitable 
B)  exchange 
C)  communal 
D)  companionate

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A)  more; conflict 
B)  less; conflict 
C)  more; cooperative 
D)  less; cooperative 
A)  more; conflict 
B)  less; conflict 
C)  more; cooperative 
D)  less; cooperative

Question 8

According to social exchange theory, an individual's primary motive in establishing and maintaining relationships is

Accepted Answer

A)  maximizing profits and minimizing costs. 
B)  achieving an equitable balance of inputs and outputs. 
C)  maintaining reciprocal levels of self-disclosure. 
D)  the reproductive fitness of a potential partner. 
A)  maximizing profits and minimizing costs. 
B)  achieving an equitable balance of inputs and outputs. 
C)  maintaining reciprocal levels of self-disclosure. 
D)  the reproductive fitness of a potential partner.

Question 9

Which of the following would create the strongest bond between two North American male friends?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sharing about one's deepest fears 
B)  Sharing about one's biggest dreams 
C)  Playing basketball together 
D)  Talking on the phone 
A)  Sharing about one's deepest fears 
B)  Sharing about one's biggest dreams 
C)  Playing basketball together 
D)  Talking on the phone

Question 10

The finding that infants spend more time looking at attractive, as compared to unattractive, faces supports the hypothesis that

Accepted Answer

A)  beauty is objective. 
B)  beauty is subjective. 
C)  familiarity increases physical attractiveness. 
D)  physical attractiveness increases familiarity. 
A)  beauty is objective. 
B)  beauty is subjective. 
C)  familiarity increases physical attractiveness. 
D)  physical attractiveness increases familiarity.

Question 11

An evolutionary explanation for the relationship between a face's symmetry and its perceived attractiveness is that

Accepted Answer

A)  asymmetrical faces are less familiar and therefore more distinctive in memory. 
B)  facial symmetry is associated with biological health and fitness. 
C)  biological factors have very little to do with facial symmetry. 
D)  parents devote more resources to caring for offspring with symmetrical faces. 
A)  asymmetrical faces are less familiar and therefore more distinctive in memory. 
B)  facial symmetry is associated with biological health and fitness. 
C)  biological factors have very little to do with facial symmetry. 
D)  parents devote more resources to caring for offspring with symmetrical faces.

Question 12

How do people tend to cope with loneliness, and why is it important to do so?

Accepted Answer

People cope with loneliness in a variety

Question 13

Which of the following statements is consistent with the mere exposure effect?

Accepted Answer

A)  The more that dating partners talk to each other, the more they realize how different they are. 
B)  Someone you see regularly just grows on you after a while. 
C)  A couple falls in love at first sight. 
D)  The old saying, "Birds of a feather flock together." 
A)  The more that dating partners talk to each other, the more they realize how different they are. 
B)  Someone you see regularly just grows on you after a while. 
C)  A couple falls in love at first sight. 
D)  The old saying, "Birds of a feather flock together."

Question 14

Bonita and Helga are asked to list people they "love," people they are "in love with," and people they are "sexually attracted to." It is likely that the names on

Accepted Answer

A)  all three lists will overlap considerably. 
B)  the "love" and "in love" lists will overlap considerably. 
C)  the "in love" and "sexually attracted to" lists will overlap considerably. 
D)  all three lists will be fairly different. 
A)  all three lists will overlap considerably. 
B)  the "love" and "in love" lists will overlap considerably. 
C)  the "in love" and "sexually attracted to" lists will overlap considerably. 
D)  all three lists will be fairly different.

Question 15

Drake and Angela have just gotten married and now that they are back from their honeymoon they are working together to figure out the responsibilities each will have as either "husband" or "wife." They are in Murstein's ____ stage.

Accepted Answer

A)  stimulus 
B)  value 
C)  role 
D)  norm 
A)  stimulus 
B)  value 
C)  role 
D)  norm

Question 16

Which of the following statements regarding physically attractive people is false ?

Accepted Answer

A)  Attractive people tend to have more sexual experience than unattractive people. 
B)  Attractive people tend to be more popular than unattractive people. 
C)  Attractive people tend to have higher self-esteem than unattractive people. 
D)  Attractive people, who get praised for their work, often have doubts about the true quality of their work. 
A)  Attractive people tend to have more sexual experience than unattractive people. 
B)  Attractive people tend to be more popular than unattractive people. 
C)  Attractive people tend to have higher self-esteem than unattractive people. 
D)  Attractive people, who get praised for their work, often have doubts about the true quality of their work.

Question 17

Rosenbaum (1986) argues that social psychologists overestimate the role of attitudinal similarity in attraction, and suggests that it is not that similarity creates attraction but that

Accepted Answer

A)  dissimilarity produces interpersonal repulsion. 
B)  opposites attract. 
C)  similarity in physical appearance is the only form of similarity that affects attraction. 
D)  the evidence for the role of complementarily processes is much stronger. 
A)  dissimilarity produces interpersonal repulsion. 
B)  opposites attract. 
C)  similarity in physical appearance is the only form of similarity that affects attraction. 
D)  the evidence for the role of complementarily processes is much stronger.

Proximity refers to

Jon feels like he isn't a good enough husband to his wife, Kate. According to the trust-insurance system, he is likely to

According to Hatfield, romantic love characterized by high arousal, intense attraction, and fear of rejection is called _____ love.

Support for the idea of the "sociostat" (social thermostat) is provided by the finding that rats

In _____ relationships, partners respond to each other's needs without any concern over whether they have given or received a benefit.

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

According to social exchange theory, an individual's primary motive in establishing and maintaining relationships is

Which of the following would create the strongest bond between two North American male friends?

The finding that infants spend more time looking at attractive, as compared to unattractive, faces supports the hypothesis that

An evolutionary explanation for the relationship between a face's symmetry and its perceived attractiveness is that

How do people tend to cope with loneliness, and why is it important to do so?

Which of the following statements is consistent with the mere exposure effect?

Bonita and Helga are asked to list people they "love," people they are "in love with," and people they are "sexually attracted to." It is likely that the names on

Drake and Angela have just gotten married and now that they are back from their honeymoon they are working together to figure out the responsibilities each will have as either "husband" or "wife." They are in Murstein's ____ stage.

Which of the following statements regarding physically attractive people is false ?

Rosenbaum (1986) argues that social psychologists overestimate the role of attitudinal similarity in attraction, and suggests that it is not that similarity creates attraction but that

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Exam 9: Attraction and Close Relationships

Proximity refers to

Jon feels like he isn't a good enough husband to his wife, Kate. According to the trust-insurance system, he is likely to

According to Hatfield, romantic love characterized by high arousal, intense attraction, and fear of rejection is called _____ love.

Support for the idea of the "sociostat" (social thermostat) is provided by the finding that rats

In _____ relationships, partners respond to each other's needs without any concern over whether they have given or received a benefit.

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

According to social exchange theory, an individual's primary motive in establishing and maintaining relationships is

Which of the following would create the strongest bond between two North American male friends?

The finding that infants spend more time looking at attractive, as compared to unattractive, faces supports the hypothesis that

An evolutionary explanation for the relationship between a face's symmetry and its perceived attractiveness is that

How do people tend to cope with loneliness, and why is it important to do so?

Which of the following statements is consistent with the mere exposure effect?

Bonita and Helga are asked to list people they "love," people they are "in love with," and people they are "sexually attracted to." It is likely that the names on

Drake and Angela have just gotten married and now that they are back from their honeymoon they are working together to figure out the responsibilities each will have as either "husband" or "wife." They are in Murstein's ____ stage.

Which of the following statements regarding physically attractive people is false ?

Rosenbaum (1986) argues that social psychologists overestimate the role of attitudinal similarity in attraction, and suggests that it is not that similarity creates attraction but that

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

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