Exam 10: Interpersonal Attraction: From First Impressions to Close Relationships

According to research conducted by Robin Akert (1998), ____ would suffer the most after the dissolution of his or her romantic relationship.

You are strongly attracted to Mario,and you very much want him to like you,too,but you're afraid that if you open your mouth,he won't like you.If you're too nervous to interact with Mario,you can take advantage of the mere exposure effect and

Caryl Rusbult and other researchers (Kelley,1983; Rusbult,1991)suggest that in trying to predict relationship satisfaction,we need to consider not only the rewards and costs of a given relationship,but also

Ainsworth and his colleagues (1978)identified three basic attachment styles which they termed

According to Elaine Hatfield (1988),how is companionate love different from passionate love?

A chapel in Las Vegas frequently marries couples who have not known each other for very long.Based on the research on attachment theory these individuals may be more likely to have a(n) ____ attachment style.

The basic concepts of social exchange theory address

According to the authors,the greatest amount of research supports the notion of ____ over the notion of ____.

Recall that Rebecca Curtis and Kim Miller (1986)assigned participants at random to have a conversation.One member of each pair was given "special" information that actually changed her or his behavior.Results of their experiment reveal that when

According to Elaine Hatfield and Richard Rapson (1993),why is an exchange approach more common in casual relationships than in long-term relationships?

Recall that Alan Feingold (1990)conducted a meta-analysis of a number of studies that addressed gender differences in the importance that people place on physical attractiveness.Based on his findings,which of the following people is least likely to be influenced by physical attractiveness?

According to an evolutionary approach to love,why do women prefer men with resources,whereas men prefer women who are attractive?

When people are asked to rate the attractiveness of faces,the faces that they most prefer

Recall that Wheeler and Kim (1997)asked American,Canadian,and Korean students to rate the attractiveness of people in yearbook photographs,and to rate the people in the photographs on a number of personality dimensions.Whereas Koreans associated "beautiful" with integrity and concern for others,North Americans associated "beautiful" with personal strength.These differences suggest that

Claire and Matt are involved in a romantic relationship.Matt has recently given Claire a gold bracelet.Because there was no special occasion,Claire now feels the need to reciprocate the gift.The ____ theory of relationships is most applicable in this case.

When researchers suggest that people tend to prefer an "average" face as being most physically attractive,they mean that

When Elaine Hatfield (Walster)and her colleagues (1966)randomly paired incoming students for a first-year orientation dance,the partner's ____ determined whether the individuals expressed a desire to date that person again.

Studies of the "what is beautiful is good" stereotype support all of the following except

Recall that Curtis and Miller (1986)assigned participants at random to have a conversation.One member of each pair was told that the other person liked him or her.Participants provided this information actually behaved in more likable ways,and their partners,too,behaved in pleasant ways.These findings demonstrate that ____ may explain the power of reciprocal liking.

When Theodore Newcomb (1961)randomly assigned male students at the University of Michigan to be roommates at the start of the school year,he found that ____ and ____ were powerful predictors of who would become friends.