Question 1

One factor that will increase the likelihood that a friendship between two people will develop is

Accepted Answer

A)  the degree to which their interests compliment each others. 
B)  how often their paths cross. 
C)  avoiding repetitious exposure. 
D)  gender. 
A)  the degree to which their interests compliment each others. 
B)  how often their paths cross. 
C)  avoiding repetitious exposure. 
D)  gender.

Question 2

You are a regular contributor to an Internet chat room.One day the other participants seem to ignore every comment you make.Research suggests you will likely

Accepted Answer

A)  send rude and nasty comments to the chat room. 
B)  become more independent and less conforming to others. 
C)  lash out at your younger sibling once you finish your chat session. 
D)  experience stress and a depressed mood. 
A)  send rude and nasty comments to the chat room. 
B)  become more independent and less conforming to others. 
C)  lash out at your younger sibling once you finish your chat session. 
D)  experience stress and a depressed mood.

Question 3

All of the following are true of women during ovulation except

Accepted Answer

A)  show a stronger preference for men with masculine faces and bodies. 
B)  are better at judging male sexual orientation. 
C)  show a wariness for outgroup men. 
D)  they are more promiscuous. 
A)  show a stronger preference for men with masculine faces and bodies. 
B)  are better at judging male sexual orientation. 
C)  show a wariness for outgroup men. 
D)  they are more promiscuous.

Question 4

Research has shown that we guess _______ people are happier,sexually warmer,more outgoing and successful.

Accepted Answer

A)  friendly 
B)  beautiful 
C)  intelligent 
D)  funny 
A)  friendly 
B)  beautiful 
C)  intelligent 
D)  funny

Question 5

Why is the complementarity hypothesis so widely believed despite the fact that attraction research repeatedly fails to confirm it?

Accepted Answer

The complementarity hypothesis suggests

Question 6

Which of the following proverbs is clearly NOT supported by the research findings?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Opposites attract." 
B)  "Familiarity breeds fondness." 
C)  "Out of sight, out of mind." 
D)  "Even virtue is fairer in a fair body." 
A)  "Opposites attract." 
B)  "Familiarity breeds fondness." 
C)  "Out of sight, out of mind." 
D)  "Even virtue is fairer in a fair body."

Question 7

found that to men who have recently been viewing a television show featuring three beautiful women,average women seem _______ attractive,confirming the _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  more; contrast effect 
B)  more; mere exposure effect 
C)  less; contrast effect 
D)  less; mere exposure effect 
A)  more; contrast effect 
B)  more; mere exposure effect 
C)  less; contrast effect 
D)  less; mere exposure effect

Question 8

Jen is more in love with Stan today than the day she married him.According to research on the relationship between love and perceived attractiveness,

Accepted Answer

A)  Jen probably finds Stan to be more attractive today than the day she married him. 
B)  Jen probably finds Stan to be less attractive today than the day she married him. 
C)  Stan probably finds Jen less attractive today than the day he married her. 
D)  Stan and Jen probably see each other as equally attractive. 
A)  Jen probably finds Stan to be more attractive today than the day she married him. 
B)  Jen probably finds Stan to be less attractive today than the day she married him. 
C)  Stan probably finds Jen less attractive today than the day he married her. 
D)  Stan and Jen probably see each other as equally attractive.

Question 9

The fact that people prefer letters appearing in their own name illustrates the

Accepted Answer

A)  belongingness effect. 
B)  proximity effect. 
C)  mere exposure effect. 
D)  matching effect. 
A)  belongingness effect. 
B)  proximity effect. 
C)  mere exposure effect. 
D)  matching effect.

Question 10

According to the _______ hypothesis,people are attracted to those whose needs are different in ways that complete each other.

Accepted Answer

A)  accentuation 
B)  matching 
C)  complementarity 
D)  reciprocity 
A)  accentuation 
B)  matching 
C)  complementarity 
D)  reciprocity

Question 11

You feel obligated to vote in the next election,especially because you are usually the first one to complain about the incumbent President.However,you have not had the time to research the positions taken by the candidates.Social psychologists would confidently predict that you are likely to choose the candidate

Accepted Answer

A)  who you find physically attractive. 
B)  whose name you have heard most often. 
C)  who resembles someone you know. 
D)  who resembles someone you like. 
A)  who you find physically attractive. 
B)  whose name you have heard most often. 
C)  who resembles someone you know. 
D)  who resembles someone you like.

Exam 26: Who Likes Whom

One factor that will increase the likelihood that a friendship between two people will develop is

You are a regular contributor to an Internet chat room.One day the other participants seem to ignore every comment you make.Research suggests you will likely

All of the following are true of women during ovulation except

Research has shown that we guess _______ people are happier,sexually warmer,more outgoing and successful.

Why is the complementarity hypothesis so widely believed despite the fact that attraction research repeatedly fails to confirm it?

Which of the following proverbs is clearly NOT supported by the research findings?

found that to men who have recently been viewing a television show featuring three beautiful women,average women seem _______ attractive,confirming the _______.

Jen is more in love with Stan today than the day she married him.According to research on the relationship between love and perceived attractiveness,

The fact that people prefer letters appearing in their own name illustrates the

According to the _______ hypothesis,people are attracted to those whose needs are different in ways that complete each other.

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Human Nature and Cultural Diversity

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Two Routes to Persuasion

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