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Reward theory states that |
| | A) | rewards foster romantic but not companionate love. |
| | B) | companionate love is fostered by long periods of separation. |
| | C) | flattery always leads to increased skeptism. |
| | D) | we like those people who are associated with rewarding events. |
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Which of the following is supported by the research on social attraction? |
| | A) | Familiarity breeds fondness. |
| | B) | Familiarity breeds contempt. |
| | C) | Beauty times brains equals a constant. |
| | D) | What is beautiful is frivolous. |
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The mere-exposure effect provides one possible explanation for |
| | A) | why proximity leads to liking. |
| | B) | why similarity leads to liking. |
| | C) | if it is structured to convey equal status |
| | D) | the equity phenomenon. |
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Based on research presented in the text, if you go out on a blind date you would be most influenced by your date's |
| | A) | open-mindedness. |
| | B) | sense of humor. |
| | C) | physical attractiveness. |
| | D) | sincerity. |
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The finding that people pair off with others who are about as attractive as themselves is known as |
| | A) | the matching phenomenon. |
| | B) | complementarity. |
| | C) | the reciprocity effect. |
| | D) | Gause's law. |
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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. |
| | A) | more attractive |
| | B) | less attractive |
| | C) | more intelligent |
| | D) | less intelligent |
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French students' least favorite letter among the letters of the alphabet is |
| | A) | the hardest letter to pronounce. |
| | B) | the hardest letter to draw. |
| | C) | the last letter of the alphabet. |
| | D) | the least frequent letter in the French language. |
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Theodore Newcomb's study of unacquainted male transfer students who roomed together in a university boarding house indicated that |
| | A) | those whose attitudes and interests were initially most similar were most likely to form close friendships. |
| | B) | those whose attitudes and interests were initially complementary were most likely to form close friendships. |
| | C) | "similar" students formed friendships initially but, as the weeks passed, "complementary" students began to form friendships that turned out to be the most lasting. |
| | D) | friendships were initially formed within the boarding house, but as time passed, these dissolved and were replaced by more lasting relationships with students living elsewhere. |
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The idea that we are attracted to people who are in some ways different from ourselves is an essential aspect of the |
| | A) | companionate love hypothesis. |
| | B) | matching phenomenon. |
| | C) | complementarity hypothesis. |
| | D) | reward theory of attraction. |
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Tom, who tends to be extroverted, has just moved into the dormitory at Big State University. He is most likely to make friends with |
| | A) | Bill, his next-door neighbor. |
| | B) | John, a chemistry major who lives across campus. |
| | C) | Michael, an introvert who lives on the next floor. |
| | D) | Stuart, a student who lives off campus and who loves dogs. |
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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 |
| | A) | the ingratiation effect. |
| | B) | complementarity |
| | C) | the mere-exposure effect. |
| | D) | the matching phenomenon. |
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Some years ago, a mysterious student enveloped in a big, black bag began attending a speech class at a state university. Although 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. This change in attitude is best explained by the research finding that |
| | A) | exposure breeds liking. |
| | B) | stress produces affiliation. |
| | C) | boredom breeds a liking for the novel. |
| | D) | similarity attracts. |
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Mary, a talkative, extroverted, young woman, is strongly attracted to Ronald, a quiet, introverted, middle-aged man. Mary's attraction to Ronald would be best explained by |
| | A) | exchange theory. |
| | B) | the matching phenomenon. |
| | C) | the equity principle. |
| | D) | the complementarity hypothesis. |
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You overhear a casual acquaintance express approval of you in the coffee shop. You are most likely to think well of that acquaintance if |
| | A) | you had learned an hour earlier that you had received an average grade on a history test. |
| | B) | you had learned an hour earlier that you had failed a chemistry test. |
| | C) | the acquaintance is unattractive. |
| | D) | the acquaintance is engaged to be married. |
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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 |
| | A) | as merely another student. |
| | B) | more unfavorably. |
| | C) | more critically. |
| | D) | more favorably. |
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Elaine Hatfield and her colleagues found that the best predictor of whether dating partners at a "Welcome Week" computer dance liked each other was |
| | A) | physical attractiveness. |
| | B) | similarity of values. |
| | C) | similarity of interests. |
| | D) | similarity in intelligence. |
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Which of the following proverbs is most clearly supported by the research reported in this module of your textbook? |
| | A) | You always love what you can't have. |
| | B) | Opposites attract. |
| | C) | Absence makes the heart grow fonder. |
| | D) | Birds of a feather flock together. |
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