Question 1

Evolutionary theory suggests that ________ should be attracted to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  men; younger, more financially stable women 
B)  men; older, more physically attractive women 
C)  women; younger, more physically attractive men 
D)  women; older, more financially stable men

Question 2

According to a survey presented in the text, which attachment style do most people have?

Accepted Answer

A)  secure 
B)  insecure 
C)  avoidant 
D)  anxious/ambivalent

Question 3

According to Duck (1982), relationship dissolution doesn't happen all at once; instead, it is characterized by a series of stages. These stages are, in order:

Accepted Answer

A)  intrapersonal, dyadic, social, intrapersonal 
B)  interpersonal, intrapersonal, dyadic, interpersonal 
C)  interpersonal, intrapersonal, dyadic, social 
D)  intrapersonal, dyadic, interpersonal, social

Question 4

Research conducted by Leskovec and Horvitz (2007) has found that in an analysis of instant messaging interactions between 240 million people that the connection between 90 percent of pairs

Accepted Answer

A)  could be connected in about 20 links/hops. 
B)  could not reliably be connected using the six degrees of separation theory. 
C)  were connected within 8 links/hops. 
D)  were operating only in localized (physically close) network conversations.

Question 5

Recall that Elaine Hatfield (Walster) and her colleagues (1966) randomly paired incoming students for a first-year orientation dance. They found that men

Accepted Answer

A)  valued physical attractiveness more than women did. 
B)  valued physical attractiveness less than women did. 
C)  valued attractiveness, whereas women valued intelligence. 
D)  and women both valued physical attractiveness.

Question 6

Your roommate has come to you asking for your advice with her romantic partner. Based on the research by Rusbult (1987) regarding behavior in a troubled relationship. What would you recommend if she wants her relationship to persist?

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

The term "functional distance" refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  the role that physical distance plays in the initiation of relationships. 
B)  distance and exposure to others that follows from certain aspects of architectural design. 
C)  the preferred distance between people that varies as a function of the quality of their relationship. 
D)  the level of comfort that people experience, depending on their distance from others.

Question 8

Which of the following adages most directly contradicts research findings on the propinquity effect?

Accepted Answer

A)  Familiarity breeds contempt. 
B)  You never get a second chance to make a good first impression. 
C)  Birds of a feather flock together. 
D)  Opposites attract.

Question 9

The process of arranged marriages in many Eastern cultures is most likely the reason for

Accepted Answer

A)  unhappy people in unhappy marriages. 
B)  arranged dating when the two partners are very young. 
C)  lower divorce rates. 
D)  greater degrees of romantic love.

Question 10

Which has the better success rate-dating facilitated by a Web site or being set up by family or friends?

Accepted Answer

A)  Web site 
B)  set up by friends or family 
C)  The success rates are very similar. 
D)  Neither. It's best to meet someone at a bar.

Question 11

Andersen and Bem (1981) conducted a variation of the getting-acquainted telephone study by Snyder, Elizabeth Tanke, and Berscheid (1977). Andersen and Bem provided attractive and unattractive photos of men to women who interacted with men at the other end of a telephone. What would you expect happened when the women thought that the men with whom they were speaking were the men in the photos?

Accepted Answer

A)  The female participants did not fall prey to the self-fulfilling prophecy as did men in previous studies. 
B)  The results were similar to studies in which men were provided the photos. 
C)  The men on the other end did not change their behaviors in response to the women's differential treatment. 
D)  Because the men controlled the conversations, the self-fulfilling prophecy did not occur.

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A)  is found across different cultures. 
B)  affects judgments about peoples' morality. 
C)  has a "kernel of truth" in that beautiful people may indeed be more socially competent. 
D)  differs somewhat across cultures in a way consistent with the culture's individualistic or collectivist values.

Question 13

Researchers (Wheeler & 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. Which of the following traits did all participants associate with physical attractiveness?

Accepted Answer

A)  social skills 
B)  personal strength 
C)  integrity 
D)  concern for others

Question 14

Mike has recently broken up with his girlfriend Maura. According to research conducted by Akert (1998), over the next few weeks, Mike likely to experience

Accepted Answer

A)  depression. 
B)  guilt. 
C)  elation. 
D)  devastation.

Question 15

As the authors of your text explain, love is experienced differently in different cultures. For instance the Japanese term, amae, has no English equivalent, but can best be described as

Accepted Answer

A)  helping and working for another person. 
B)  being totally indulged and cared for by your partner. 
C)  sorrowful or pitiful love. 
D)  what ties two people together.

Question 16

Western cultures see ________ as the basis for marriage, while Eastern cultures see ________ as the basis for marriage.

Accepted Answer

A)  mutual economic benefit; spiritual love 
B)  romantic love; similarities in social standing of families 
C)  romantic love; spiritual love 
D)  mutual economic benefit; similarities in social standing of families

Question 17

Erich Fromm (1955) wrote, "Love is often nothing but a favorable exchange between two people who get the most of what they can expect, considering their value on the personality market." Although a bit cynical, this description of friendship is most compatible with the ________ theory of attraction.

Accepted Answer

A)  social exchange 
B)  propinquity 
C)  equity 
D)  comparison level

Question 18

Amy and Jen are roommates this year. ________ would predict that they are likely to like each other, and ________ can be described as the "fuel" that would create a friendship between them.

Accepted Answer

A)  Propinquity; similarity 
B)  Complementary interests; similarity 
C)  Physical attractiveness; propinquity 
D)  Similarity; propinquity

Question 19

Nelly really likes Brian. They don't go out often, but when they do, they engage in fun activities, but rarely talk or develop any emotional closeness. This is most likely because

Accepted Answer

A)  Brian has an avoidant attachment style. 
B)  Brian has an anxious attachment style. 
C)  Nelly has an anxious attachment style. 
D)  they are both securely attached.

Question 20

Compare and contrast social exchange theory and operant conditioning.

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

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