Question 1

Compared to others, people who identify themselves as lonely tend to ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  eat well and drink moderately in anticipation of future interactions 
B)  cope with stress better because they can focus on the issue more 
C)  take longer to recover from illnesses and injuries 
D)  have poorer social skills

Question 2

Which of the following is TRUE about how waist-to-hip ratio affects judgments of attractiveness?

Accepted Answer

A)  Men tend to prefer women with a ratio of .7, but women tend to not make judgments about men's attractiveness on this basis. 
B)  Men tend to prefer women with a ratio of .9, but women tend to not make judgments about men's attractiveness on this basis. 
C)  Men tend to prefer women with a ratio of .7, but women tend to prefer men with a ratio of .9. 
D)  Both men and women prefer a ratio of .9.

Question 3

Suppose that Michelle has just gone out on a first date with a classmate, Ivan, and is deciding whether to go out on a second date. Which of the following is the best predictor of her decision?

Accepted Answer

A)  how physically attractive she thinks Ivan is 
B)  how similar she thinks Ivan and she are, in terms of attitudes and values 
C)  how much future earning potential she thinks Ivan has 
D)  how much she thinks Ivan likes her

Question 4

When people who are dating break up with one another, they often plan to "just be friends." What happens in reality?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most do not remain friends. But they say this (and they often try to remain friends) because they are reluctant to break social bonds. 
B)  Most do not remain friends, and never, in fact, expect to remain friends. They say this only to be polite. 
C)  Most do remain friends, despite thinking that they won't. 
D)  Most do remain friends, though such friendships are harder to sustain than other friendships.

Question 5

Social exclusion is the opposite of attraction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Social exclusion can also be called ________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Social exclusion can also be called ________________....

Question 7

Wolfgang is engaging in an act of ingratiation. What does this mean exactly?

Accepted Answer

A)  He is trying to redeem himself, or "make up" for something. 
B)  He is trying to get someone to do something for him. 
C)  He is trying to get someone to like him. 
D)  He is empathizing with someone.

Question 8

When Melanie first meets Jen, she thinks it is a little weird that Jen cracks her knuckles. The more they are together, the more annoying Melanie finds Jen's habit. Melanie is experiencing the ________________ effect.

Accepted Answer

The answer of When Melanie first meets Jen, she thinks...

Question 9

Suppose that you had a computer program that could morph images of different faces into composite "average faces." If you began with four faces, combined them in pairs to make two new faces, and then combined them again to make a final, single composite face, which would, on average, be MOST attractive?

Accepted Answer

A)  The four original faces 
B)  The pair of composite faces 
C)  The final single composite face 
D)  It is impossible to know.

Question 10

People's INITIAL emotional reaction to social rejection is usually ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  sadness or depression 
B)  anxiety 
C)  a feeling of numbness, or "nothingness" 
D)  a feeling of aggressiveness

Question 11

What are the main reasons that people are socially rejected by others, what are the initial consequences of rejection, and what are the long-term consequences of rejection?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What are the main reasons that people...

Question 12

Research suggests that, when it comes to unrequited love, ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  men have more experience than women do in being rejected 
B)  women have more experience than men do in being rejected 
C)  men and women have about the same amount of experience being rejected 
D)  neither men nor women ever really think they are rejected

Question 13

Research on physical attractiveness indicates that having symmetrical facial and bodily features is seen as attractive for ____ and being typical-looking (as opposed to unusual-looking) is generally a positive trait for ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  men; men and women 
B)  men and women; men 
C)  women; men 
D)  men and women; men and women

Question 14

Social psychologists define the need to belong as the desire to ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  fit in, or be accepted by, individuals or groups of individuals 
B)  form and maintain close, lasting relationships with other individuals 
C)  feel that one contributes to a cause or purpose larger than oneself 
D)  communicate with others and/or maintain interpersonal contact with others on a regular, ongoing basis

Question 15

Social psychological research suggests that, when a person goes out on a date, the best predictor of that person's enjoyment of the date is ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  how physically attractive the date is 
B)  how similar the date is in terms of basic demographic characteristics 
C)  how similar the date is in terms of values and attitudes 
D)  how much interest and attentiveness the date expresses

Question 16

What makes people most reluctant to live alone?

Accepted Answer

A)  The desire for social status 
B)  The drive for sex 
C)  The fear of uncertainty 
D)  The need to belong

Question 17

If Arnold and Alice are dating, and Arnold forgets Alice's birthday, her feelings are likely to be hurt, regardless of ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  how much she cares about the relationship 
B)  whether or not Arnold "forgot" her birthday on purpose 
C)  whether she construes this to mean that Arnold doesn't care about their relationship 
D)  whether or not she feels rejected or uncared for

Question 18

According to ________________ theory, we are more likely to engage in behaviors that have been rewarded in the past than in other behaviors.

Accepted Answer

The answer of According to ________________ theory, we are more...

Question 19

Anything that draws two or more people together is called ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  attraction 
B)  exclusion 
C)  rejection 
D)  social acceptance

Question 20

Persisting in romantic, courtship, or other behaviors that frighten the rejector in the relationship is called ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  ingratiation 
B)  rejection 
C)  stalking 
D)  self-monitoring

Exam 11: Interpersonal Attraction and Rejection