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, 1. People are most inclined to like those who are nearby. This most clearlyillustrates the association between ________ and interpersonal attraction.
A) physical arousal
B) beauty
C) equity
D) proximity
2. Vince, an extraverted university freshman, has just moved into a dormitory. He is
most likely to become friends with
A) Alfonse, a junior who is majoring in psychology and lives across the hall.
B) Mohammed, an introverted student who lives on the next floor and enjoys playing
chess.
C) James, a lonely sophomore who lives down the hall and is undecided about his
major.
D) Bill, his assigned roommate who is majoring in computer science.
3. When buying groceries, many shoppers prefer certain products simply because
they have a familiar brand name. This preference BEST illustrates the importance
of
A) the self-fulfilling prophecy.
B) the mere exposure effect.
C) mirror-image perceptions.
D) a social trap.
4. The mere exposure effect refers to the fact that people
A) are more likely to help people who are nearby.
B) tend to help those who are most like them.
C) are more likely to become friends with attractive people.
D) experience increasing attraction to novel stimuli that become more familiar.
5. Four equally attractive women silently attended a 200-student class for zero, 5,
10, or 15 class sessions. When shown slides of each woman, students in the class
rated the women who had attended ________ class sessions as the most
attractive.
A) zero
B) 5
C) 10
D) 15
6. After three months of riding the 8:30 bus to work, Cindy has actually started to
feel affection for the gruff and scowling old bus driver. Cindy's reaction best
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, illustrates
A) the reciprocity norm.
B) the mere exposure effect.
C) mirror-image perceptions.
D) the bystander effect.
7. People's preference for mirror-image photographs of themselves illustrates the
impact of
A) the bystander effect.
B) mirror-image perceptions.
C) the mere exposure effect.
D) self-disclosure.
8. Participants in a voter preference study favored the presidential candidate whose
face blended some of their own facial features with those of the candidate. This
best illustrates the impact of
A) the mere exposure effect.
B) mirror-image perceptions.
C) the self-fulfilling prophecy.
D) the bystander effect.
9. On average, Internet-formed friendships and romantic relationships are ________
likely than relationships formed in person to last and be satisfying. When
conversing online with someone for 20 minutes, participants in one study felt
________ liking for that person than they did for someone they talked with face
to face.
A) more; less
B) less; more
C) more; more
D) less; less
10. What determined whether college freshmen who had been randomly paired for a
Welcome Week dance liked each other?
A) similarity in attitudes
B) similarity in intelligence
C) physical attractiveness
D) self-disclosure skills
11. Svetlana, a 20-year-old undergraduate, is beautiful. Research suggests that she is
likely to ________ than less-attractive women.
A) be perceived as more socially skilled
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, B) have a much higher level of self-esteem
C) be perceived as less intelligent
D) date less frequently
12. Makato, a 21-year-old college junior, is physically unattractive. Compared with
good-looking students, Makato is more likely to
A) be physically coordinated and athletic.
B) have difficulty making a favorable impression on potential employers.
C) earn low grades in his college courses.
D) be well liked by other male college students.
13. Women are attracted to healthy-looking men, but especially to those who seem to
be
A) submissive.
B) insecure.
C) mature.
D) less attractive than themselves.
14. Students judged an averaged, composite face as
A) less attractive than most individual faces because the averaged face was less
symmetrical.
B) more attractive than most individual faces because the averaged face was more
symmetrical.
C) less attractive than most individual faces because the averaged face was more
symmetrical.
D) more attractive than most individual faces because the averaged face was less
symmetrical.
15. Felippe, a 19-year-old university freshman, is very talkative, intelligent,
assertive, and politically conservative. Research suggests that he would be most
likely to develop a close friendship with
A) Toren, who is talkative and assertive.
B) Erez, who is quiet and passive.
C) Tom, who is intelligent and quiet.
D) Fabio, who is politically liberal and talkative.
16. Compared with randomly paired people, friends are more likely to share the same
attitudes and beliefs. This best illustrates the association between ________ and
attraction.
A) equity
B) proximity
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