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1

Depressed mood, anxiety, and hurt feelings can all result from
A)ostracism.
B)boredom.
C)inclusion.
D)being too involved in a group.
2

Whom are you most likely to marry?
A)a person who lives far away.
B)a person who lives, works, or studies within walking distance.
C)a person very different from you.
D)a person who is less successful than you.
3

Familiarity breeds
A)boredom.
B)contempt.
C)fondness.
D)realistic expectations.
4

Laura goes to a party on campus. She talks to four different men about personal interests, politics, and religion. Whom of the following is she MOST likely to want to go out with again?
A)Brett, who is unbelievably hot but has nothing in common with her.
B)Lee who doesn't agree with her on any topic and is moderately attractive.
C)Fred who is unattractive but rich.
D)Bobby, who is average looking but agrees with her on all topics.
5

Roughly what percent of infants display a secure attachment?
A)10%
B)30%
C)70%
D)90%
6

Whereas similarity _____; dissimilarity _____.
A)has minimal effect on liking; has no effect on liking.
B)increases liking; decreases liking.
C)has no effect on liking; has no effect on liking.
D)decreases liking; increases liking.
7

People are most likely to marry
A)those whose needs and personalities are similar.
B)those who are dissimilar.
C)those who complement or complete each other.
D)the one that is most attractive.
8

Why does negative information about ourselves outweigh positive information?
A)it doesn't.
B)because we have to discount it promptly.
C)because it grabs our attention.
D)what negative information?
9

Flattering someone just to get them to do things for you is called
A)persuasion.
B)ingratiation.
C)compliance.
D)mere exposure effect.
10

You are speaking with one of your coworkers—praising them for having done a great job on a recent project. You then ask if they can help with one of your projects that is due tomorrow. This strategy is called
A)foot-in-the-door.
B)door-in-the-face.
C)ingratiation.
D)low-ball.
11

The theory that we like people who reward us or with whom we associate positive events is
A)anticipatory liking.
B)the reward-pleasantness hypothesis.
C)ingratiation.
D)the reward theory of attraction.
12

When romantic dinners, dates out, nice dinners at home, and vacations continue in a relationship, couples last longer and are happier because they associate the relationship with positive things. This is best posited by
A)the reward theory of attraction.
B)anticipatory liking theory.
C)complementary hypothesis.
D)mere exposure effect.
13

Which of the following is NOT one of the chief influences on attraction?
A)proximity.
B)people who are attractive to us.
C)people who are similar to us.
D)people who complement or complete us.
14

Repeated exposure to and interaction with others is called
A)contempt.
B)boredom.
C)proximity.
D)complementarity.
15

Couples who are absorbed in one another—gaze into each other's eyes longingly and would be devastated to lose their relationship—are most likely experiencing
A)passionate love.
B)romantic love.
C)fatuous love.
D)companionate love.
16

The two-factor theory of emotion holds that
A)imprinting leads to romantic responses.
B)physical arousal accentuates romantic responses.
C)cognition plays more of a factor than previously realized.
D)it takes at least two factors to lead to attachment.
17

The type of love we feel for people that is a labeled as a deep affectionate attachment is
A)passionate love.
B)romantic love.
C)fatuous love.
D)companionate love.
18

The cooling of intense romantic love
A)can often lead to fatuous love.
B)can trigger a period of disillusionment.
C)can lead to aggressive behaviors.
D)can trigger frustration.
19

A detached or dismissive style of attachment is called
A)secure.
B)resistant.
C)avoidant.
D)ambivalent.







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