Question 1

Until relatively recently, social psychologists have limited their study of interpersonal attraction to initial encounters or first impressions.Why?

Accepted Answer

A)  Long-term relationships are more difficult to study scientifically. 
B)  Initial impressions determine what will happen over time. 
C)  It is an unethical violation of privacy to study long-term relationships. 
D)  First impressions are the most important in determining relationship satisfaction.

Question 2

Ramona cares deeply about Raül, but does not feel any passion for him.Raül, on the other hand, has feelings of great longing accompanied by physical arousal whenever she's near.In this situation, Ramona is feeling ________ love for Raül, whereas Raül, is feeling ________ love for Ramona.

Accepted Answer

A)  consummate; companionate 
B)  companionate; passionate 
C)  fatuous; consummate 
D)  passionate; fatuous

Question 3

Which of the following ideas is NOT consistent with social exchange theory (including Rusbult's expansion of the theory)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Your rewards and your costs determine your outcome in a relationship. 
B)  Your outcome compared to your comparison level determines your satisfaction with a relationship. 
C)  Your commitment, your rewards, and your costs determine your comparison level of alternatives. 
D)  Your satisfaction, your investment, and your comparison level of alternatives determine your commitment to a relationship.

Question 4

Creators of deceptive online dating profiles tend to distance themselves psychologically from the lies and exaggerations they write.This results in their profiles

Accepted Answer

A) being shorter than average. 
B) having a lot of negative turns of phrase. 
C) being filled with photos. 
D) using fewer first-person pronouns.

Question 5

One reason that social psychology took a long time to begin studying long-term relationships was because watching humans behave can change their natural behaviors.This is an example of ________ and something researchers have to be very concerned about.

Accepted Answer

A)  debriefing 
B)  social influence 
C)  persuasion 
D)  informed consent

Question 6

Consider the following things that a person might experience in a relationship: financial security, emotional support, social status.According to Rusbult's (1983) investment theory, these things that might be lost were the relationship to end are called

Accepted Answer

A)  interpersonal benefits. 
B)  investments. 
C)  comparison levels. 
D)  relational resources.

Question 7

Without investments, social exchange theory would predict that an unsatisfying relationship would end.Explain why and be sure to describe the concepts involved in social exchange theory and the investment model.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Without investments, social exchange theory would predict...

Question 8

The basic concepts of social exchange theory address

Accepted Answer

A)  rewards, costs, and equity. 
B)  comparison level, equity, and outcomes. 
C)  rewards and costs, outcome, and comparison level. 
D)  equality, equity, and outcomes.

Question 9

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 10

Distance is to ________ as familiarity is to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the propinquity effect; opposites attract 
B)  functional distance; complementary attraction 
C)  the propinquity effect; the mere exposure effect 
D)  romantic love; the mere exposure effect

Question 11

Advocates of which of the following approaches believe that men and women have different agendas in their relationships with each other?

Accepted Answer

A)  equity theory 
B)  social attachment theory 
C)  social exchange theory 
D)  evolutionary psychology

Question 12

Researchers provided men with photographs of either attractive women or unattractive women and told the men that their conversation partner was the woman in the photograph.They found that men who believed they were talking with an attractive woman ________ than did men who thought they were talking with an unattractive woman.

Accepted Answer

A)  talked less 
B)  behaved in a warmer way 
C)  were more nervous 
D)  were more confident

Question 13

Lem is looking at new cars.Each one he sees has a certain trim detail across the hood which he somewhat likes at the start of the day.At the end of the day, and fifteen cars later, he really likes the detail.His opinion is influenced by the

Accepted Answer

A)  stimulus generalization effect. 
B)  mere exposure effect. 
C)  familiarity effect. 
D)  proximity effect.

Question 14

When 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.

Accepted Answer

A)  demographic similarity; physical attractiveness 
B)  demographic similarity; attitude similarity 
C)  attitude similarity; physical attractiveness 
D)  physical attractiveness; the number of friends in common

Question 15

A great deal of psychological research supports the folk wisdom that "birds of a feather flock together," but there is little empirical support for the folk wisdom that "opposites attract." According to social psychologists, why do we tend to find people similar to us attractive?

Accepted Answer

The answer of A great deal of psychological research supports...

Question 16

Attachment style can play an important role in romantic relationships.First, describe all three attachment styles.Second, what type of style would be most preferred in a relationship partner and why?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Attachment style can play an important role...

Question 17

Tony is just looking for a romantic fling, nothing serious.If Tony would describe himself as a preppy, conservative Protestant, whom would he be more likely to choose for a short-term, sexual relationship?

Accepted Answer

A)  Linda, the daughter of his minister 
B)  Brenda, a preppy member of Young Republicans 
C)  Zelda, who is a New Age artist 
D)  Paula, who is member at Tony's yacht club and goes to his church

Question 18

Research by Hancock and Toma (2009) found that ______ of participants in their research provided deceptive or misleading photos on their online dating profile.

Accepted Answer

A) 15% 
B) about 30% 
C) over 70% 
D) 100%

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