Chapter 10 - Attraction & Intimacy: Liking & Loving Others Test Examples

is at the core of our existence and thus is characteristic of people everywhere

The need to belong and to form close interpersonal relationships

In most cultures

The concept of romantic love is present

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When identical twins were asked their reactions to their co-twin's selection of a marriage partner, _________ percent said, "I could have fallen for my twin's fiancee."

equality principle

Our desire to return a favor received from another is best explained in terms of the

we like those people who are associated with good feelings

Reward theory states that

familiarity breeds fondness

Which of the following is supported by the research on social attraction?

why proximity leads to liking

The mere-exposure effect provides one possible explanation for

after five years of marriage, those in love-based marriages reported diminished feelings of love while those in arranged marriages reported more love

In a study of arranged versus love-based marriages in India, researchers found that

physical attractiveness

Based on research presented in the text, if you go out on a blind date you would be most influenced by your date's

the matching phenomenon

The finding that people pair off with others who are about as attractive as themselves is known as

what is beautiful is judged to be good

Which of the following seems to be true from research on social attraction?

an ability to provide and protect resources

The evolutionary perspective suggests that females are most attracted to males who show

the result of self-fulfilling prophecies

According to the text, differences in the psychological characteristics of attractive and unattractive people are

less attractive

When shown a picture of an average young woman, men who had been watching three beautiful women on television's Charlie's Angels rated her as ________________________ than did men who had not been watching the program.

were especially likely to see themselves as being similar

When Sprecher and Duck (1994) put 83 student couples together on blind get-acquainted dates, those who saw each other again

anxious-ambivalent; avoidant

In terms of adult attachment styles, _____________ individuals seem to be possessive and jealous while _____________ individuals are less invested in relationships and more likely to leave them.

extrinsic, intrinsic

People who were asked to rank ___________________________ reasons for going out with their boyfriend or girlfriend later expressed less love for their partner than did people who were asked to rank ___________________________ reasons.

a marriage contract in which each partner specifies what is expected from the other is more likely to undermine than enhance the couple's love

Research on equity in interpersonal relationships suggests that

the least frequent letter in the French language

French students' least favorite letter among the letters of the alphabet is

intelligent

Research indicates that we judge beautiful people to be more

are religiously committed

People seem to have a lower risk of divorce if they

complementary hypothesis

The idea that we are attracted to people who are in some ways different from ourselves is an essential aspect of the

once said negative things about us but now evaluates us positively

Research suggests we may be most attracted to the person who

friendship

Robert Sternberg views love as a triangle whose three sides include all of the following except

are less focused on personal feelings and more concerned with practical aspects of social attachments

Compared to North Americans, Asians may be less vulnerable to disillusionment in love relationships because they

arousal and a label

According to two-factor theory, emotion is a result of

female interviewer more

Compared to men who were interviewed on a low, solid bridge, men interviewed on a narrow, wobbly bridge liked a

high in self-monitoring

People who are skilled in managing first impressions but who tend to be less committed to deep and enduring relationships are

fall more readily in love and more slowly out of love

Studies of men and women falling in and out of love have revealed that men tend to

disclosure begets disclosure

Which of the following is true of self-disclosure?

companionate love is more likely to endure when both partners feel it to be equitable

Which of the following is true?

attempt to restore equity

An employee who feels underpaid may demand an increase in wages or exert less effort at his or her task. This behavior is an

Bill, his next-door neighbor

Tom, who tends to be extraverted, has just moved into the dormitory at university. He is most likely to make friends with

the matching phenomenon

Mary, who is attractive, very intelligent, and high in social status marries Tom who is also attractive, very intelligent, and high in social status. Their relationship is best understood as an example of

exposure breeds liking

Some years ago, a mysterious student enveloped in a big, black bag began attending a speech class at a provincial university. While the teacher knew the "Black Bag's" identity, the other students did not. As the semester progressed, the students' attitude toward the Black Bag changed from hostility to curiosity to friendship. What may best explain the students' change in attitude?

the complementarity hypothesis

Mary, a talkative, extraverted, young woman, is strongly attracted to Ronald, a quiet, introverted, middle-aged man. Mary's attraction to Ronald would be best explained by

you had learned an hour earlier that you had failed a chemistry test

You overhear a casual acquaintance express approval of you in the coffee shop. You are most likely to think well of that acquaintance if

high in self-monitoring

Joe, a university sophomore, has dated several women for short periods of time. His dating preferences are strongly influenced by physical appearance and he quickly ends a relationship in favor of a new partner. Joe is probably

disclosure reciprocity

Bill and Sara's relationship becomes progressively more intimate as each engages in a bit more self-revelation in response to the other's self-disclosure. Their relationship is marked by the _______________ effect.

more favorably

A stranger rides the same bus you do to school every day. According to the "mere-exposure effect," as the days pass you will come to view the stranger