Exam 26: Who Likes Whom

Mary,a talkative,extraverted young woman,is strongly attracted to Shane,a quiet,introverted,middle-aged man.Mary's attraction to Shane would be predicted by the

The tendency for novel stimuli to be liked more after repeated exposure to them is referred to as

The contrast effect of feeling less attractive after viewing a super attractive person applies to our self-perceptions,especially for

had Harvard students indicate their impressions of eight women,judging from photos taken before or after cosmetic surgery,and found that

Summarize the research on physical attractiveness and attraction.

Ruth is quite attractive (a 4 on a 5-point scale),but Naomi is strikingly attractive (a 5 on a 5-point scale).Research suggests that if Ruth makes $35,000 a year on her job,Naomi will probably make _______ doing the same job.

Physically attractive people tend to be all of the following EXCEPT

found that among students who lived together in a boardinghouse for many weeks,the ones who were most likely to have formed close friendships were those who

Hatfield gave university women evaluations,affirming the self-esteem of some and wounding others with negative evaluations.Each participant was then asked to evaluate a man who had earlier asked her for a date.Women whose evaluations had been _______ expressed _______ the man.

Which of the following best expresses the meaning of the physical attractiveness stereotype?

At a party,Ellie meets Rob and Blake.The three get involved in a philosophical discussion that lasts through the evening.By the end of the evening,Ellie has discovered that she and Blake see things eye-to-eye,whereas she and Rob see things differently.All else being equal,Ellie will probably like

Who is likely to receive the most responses to his personal ad?

We like people with whom we associate good feelings.This fact is consistent with the ___________ theory of attraction.

Molly really likes her friend Jodi.Every time they hang out they have a great time and Jodi is always there to help her when she is in need and vice versa.Which of the following best explains their friendship?

found that when ostracized during an online Frisbee-like game,players were _______ to conform to others' wrong judgments on a subsequent perceptual task.

Studies on computer composites of faces show that

If you are new in the office and want to make new friends,your best bet is to get a desk

Todorov and colleagues asked Princeton University students to pick who won a series of U.S.Senate and U.S.House of Representative elections.Students correctly picked the winners the majority of the time.What were their guesses based on?

Anticipatory liking-expecting that someone will be pleasant and compatible-increases the chance of

found that in a national sample of Canadians,those that others rated as more attractive earned,on average