Question 1

Functional distance refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  the natural geographic route between two locations.
B)  how often people meet their loved ones.
C)  how often people's paths cross.
D)  the direction and route of travel one undertakes when deliberately seeking out a given person. C

Question 2

A research among 5,000 participants from dozens of countries found that when ostracized during a Web-based game,players were _____ to conform to others' wrong judgments on a subsequent perceptual task.

Accepted Answer

A)  less likely
B)  more likely
C)  not willing
D)  too hesitant B

Question 3

Which of the following statements is true of self-disclosure?

Accepted Answer

A)  People feel guilty on days when they have disclosed something significant about themselves.
B)  Intimate self-disclosure is often instant.
C)  Rising intimacy creates a weak sense of passion.
D)  Women are typically better at eliciting intimate disclosures from others. D

Question 4

In experiments with University of Maryland students,Clark and Mills found that tit-for-tat exchanges ________ people's liking for each other when ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  diminished;their relationship was relatively formal
B)  diminished;they sought true friendship
C)  boosted;they sought true friendship
D)  had no effect on;they sought true friendship

Question 5

When persons are ostracized (rejected or excluded by others),they tend to experience all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  feel deflated and stressed.
B)  be depressed and anxious.
C)  engage in a self-defeating behavior.
D)  feel independent and liberated.

Question 6

Brent is a White man and has been given a choice to work with Darwin or Ken.Darwin is a Black man who shares many of Brent's values and attitudes,and Ken is a White man who shares little in common with Brent.With whom is Brent more likely to work?

Accepted Answer

A)  Darwin
B)  Ken
C)  All else being equal,his liking will be equally high for both Darwin and Ken.
D)  Brent will probably choose to work alone.

Question 7

When asked to judge,based on looks alone,the winners of U.S.Senate and House of Representatives elections,participants correctly guessed the winners.Participants believed that voters preferred ________ candidates.

Accepted Answer

A)  attractive
B)  competent-looking
C)  homely
D)  baby-faced

Question 8

Hatfield and her colleagues (1966)matched University of Minnesota first-year students for a Welcome Week dance.When the students were asked to evaluate their dates,what determined whether they liked each other?

Accepted Answer

A)  the similarity of values
B)  the similarity of academic competence
C)  physical attractiveness
D)  common family background

Question 9

Wendy gets a new job.Although she has not met the person she will report to,she expects that relationship to be pleasant and their personalities to be compatible.This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  anticipatory liking.
B)  functional distance.
C)  the contrast effect.
D)  the matching phenomenon.

Question 10

Which of these is NOT one of Rusbult and colleagues' (1986,1987,1998)three ways of coping with a failing relationship?

Accepted Answer

A)  loyalty
B)  neglect
C)  voice
D)  action

Question 11

Even when people have no strong feelings about a product or a candidate,________ alone can increase sales or votes.

Accepted Answer

A)  proximity
B)  perception
C)  repetition
D)  appearance

Question 12

Melissa wishes to ask her roommate,Kelly,to drop her at the airport.Before asking,Melissa tells Kelly that she looks pretty,her apartment is beautiful,and she is humorous.This scenario illustrates ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  ingratiation
B)  self-disclosure
C)  complementarity
D)  authenticity

Question 13

According to the two-factor theory of emotion,being aroused by ________ should intensify passionate feelings.

Accepted Answer

A)  pornography on video or in magazines
B)  sight and smell
C)  any source
D)  exercise

Question 14

"Negative information carries more weight because,being less usual,it grabs more attention." This statement is an example of the:

Accepted Answer

A)  good is stronger than bad principle.
B)  cognitive miser principle.
C)  bad is stronger than good principle.
D)  equity principle.

Question 15

Schafer and Keith (1980)surveyed several hundred married couples of all ages and found that spouses who perceived inequity in their marriage felt more:

Accepted Answer

A)  distressed and depressed.
B)  hostility.
C)  altruistic satisfaction.
D)  motivated to work on the marriage.

Question 16

Darley and Berscheid (1967)gave university women ambiguous information about two other women.Asked how much they liked these people,the participants reported feeling attracted to the person whom they:

Accepted Answer

A)  expected they would probably not meet.
B)  expected they would eventually meet.
C)  had read about first.
D)  had read about second.

Question 17

Kevin,a young,vibrant,Michelin star chef,makes innovative dishes for his customers.His girlfriend,Aubrey,is a successful pastry chef.He wishes to marry her as she has a similar outlook toward life as he does.In the context of physical attractiveness,which of the following is most likely exhibited in this scenario by Kevin and Aubrey?

Accepted Answer

A)  the matching phenomenon
B)  the mere-exposure effect
C)  complementarity
D)  the ingratiation effect

Question 18

Henry and Ellie,two middle-aged adults,have been married for two years.Both of them work.They share their household chores;on Sundays,they both cook and eat together.They do their laundry together and thus,get to spend time with each other while doing unexciting chores.Which of the following is most likely exhibited by Henry and Ellie in this scenario?

Accepted Answer

A)  complementarity
B)  loyalty
C)  reciprocity
D)  equity

Question 19

Who among your friends is most likely to prefer a mate who is homely and warm over one who is attractive and cold?

Accepted Answer

A)  your teenage brother
B)  your middle-aged co-worker Ben
C)  your best friend Carol
D)  your classmate Tom

Question 20

Samuel,a young college freshman,is new to the town where he will live for the next four years.He does not know anyone at college.According to the architecture of friendship,who among the following will Samuel most likely befriend?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gavin,who is his new college roommate
B)  Gabriel,who attends a different college
C)  Mason,who stays two doors away
D)  Anthony,who lives in a different dormitory

Exam 11: Attraction and Intimacy: Liking and Loving Others

Functional distance refers to:

A research among 5,000 participants from dozens of countries found that when ostracized during a Web-based game,players were _____ to conform to others' wrong judgments on a subsequent perceptual task.

Which of the following statements is true of self-disclosure?

In experiments with University of Maryland students,Clark and Mills found that tit-for-tat exchanges people's liking for each other when .

When persons are ostracized (rejected or excluded by others) ,they tend to experience all of the following EXCEPT:

Brent is a White man and has been given a choice to work with Darwin or Ken.Darwin is a Black man who shares many of Brent's values and attitudes,and Ken is a White man who shares little in common with Brent.With whom is Brent more likely to work?

When asked to judge,based on looks alone,the winners of U.S.Senate and House of Representatives elections,participants correctly guessed the winners.Participants believed that voters preferred ________ candidates.

Hatfield and her colleagues (1966) matched University of Minnesota first-year students for a Welcome Week dance.When the students were asked to evaluate their dates,what determined whether they liked each other?