Question 1

The most responses to personal advertisements are likely to be received by ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Mark because he emphasizes his physical attractiveness
B)  Bill because he emphasizes his income and education
C)  David because he emphasizes his kind and sensitive nature
D)  Tony because he emphasizes his athletic accomplishmentsE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 2

Kalick (1977) had Harvard students rate their impressions of eight women based on profile photographs taken before or after cosmetic surgery and found that:

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A)  pre-surgery women were judged to be more genuine,honest,and appealing.
B)  post-surgery women were judged to be kinder and more likable.
C)  pre-surgery women were judged to be more intelligent and competent.
D)  post-surgery women were judged to be more independent and insensitive.E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 3

In the context of attachment styles,which of the following is true of individuals with an anxious attachment?

Accepted Answer

A)  They enjoy sexuality within the context of a secure,committed relationship.
B)  They are less trusting and more fearful of a partner's becoming interested in someone else.
C)  They use the underlying trust to sustain relationships through times of conflict.
D)  They find it easy to get close to others and don't fret about getting too dependent or being abandoned.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 4

Jen is more in love with Stan today than the day she married him.According to research on the relationship between love and perceived attractiveness,________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Jen probably finds Stan to be more attractive today than the day she married him
B)  Jen probably finds Stan to be less attractive today than the day she married him
C)  Stan probably finds Jen less attractive today than the day he married her
D)  Stan and Jen probably see each other as equally attractiveE) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 5

Which of the following theories explain why romantic vacations,good dinners,and fun outings are always important in relationships?

Accepted Answer

A)  self-presentation theory
B)  the reward theory of attraction
C)  the two-factor theory of emotion
D)  evolutionary theoryE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 6

All things being equal,when compared to others,people typically assume beautiful people are:

Accepted Answer

A)  more intelligent.
B)  happier.
C)  more outgoing.
D)  All of the answers are correct.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

Which of the following statements is true of perceived equity and satisfaction?

Accepted Answer

A)  People in equitable relationships report greater satisfaction than do people in inequitable relationships.
B)  People who perceive their relationship as inequitable feel comfort and are typically content.
C)  People who perceive themselves as receiving too much are content with their relationships.
D)  The person who is "overbenefited" in a relationship is more sensitive to the inequality than the person who is "underbenefited."E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 8

Research suggests that randomly assigned college roommates who interact frequently:

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A)  will most likely become friends.
B)  will likely be unhappy about the assignment and come to dislike each other.
C)  are as likely to become enemies as they are to become friends.
D)  will show initial attraction that will fade over time.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 9

You feel obligated to vote in the next election,especially,because you are usually the first one to complain about the incumbent president.However,you did not have the time to research the positions taken by the candidates.Social psychologists would confidently predict that you are likely to choose the candidate:

Accepted Answer

A)  whom you find physically attractive.
B)  whose name you have heard most often.
C)  who resembles someone you know.
D)  who resembles someone you like.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 10

Social ostracism evokes a brain response similar to that triggered by:

Accepted Answer

A)  psychosis.
B)  physical pain.
C)  feelings of love.
D)  panic attacks.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 11

When people describe themselves in personal advertisements,women often offer ________ and seek ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  companionship;attractiveness
B)  attractiveness;status
C)  status;companionship
D)  commitment;excitementE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 12

Which of the following statements is true of companionate love in cultures worldwide?

Accepted Answer

A)  In India,people who marry for love report more feelings for love after 5 years than those in arranged marriages.
B)  Compared with North Americans,Asians focus less on personal feelings and more on practical aspects of social attachments.
C)  Asians are more prone to the self-focused individualism that in the long run can undermine a relationship and lead to divorce.
D)  Asians report a steady decrease in feelings of passionate love for the other partner after 20 years of marriage.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 13

In the context of passionate love,which of the following is an aspect of love in Sternberg's theory of love?

Accepted Answer

A)  complimenting
B)  touching
C)  warmth
D)  commitmentE) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 14

Research has shown that other things being equal,we guess ________ people are happier,sexually warmer,more outgoing,and more successful than others.

Accepted Answer

A)  friendly
B)  beautiful
C)  intelligent
D)  funnyE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 15

In the context of similarity,which of the following is true of people who like another person?

Accepted Answer

A)  Liking is explicit when it is one-sided.
B)  Proximity influences initial attraction.
C)  Similarity influences short-term attraction.
D)  Attractiveness does not influence initial attraction.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 16

In National Opinion Research Center surveys of 57,731 Americans since 1972,which group mostly reported their lives as being "very happy"?

Accepted Answer

A)  those who never married
B)  those who were married
C)  those who were divorced
D)  those who were separatedE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 17

According to Carl Rogers,which of the following is a characteristic of "growth-promoting" listeners?

Accepted Answer

A)  They maintain neutral facial expressions during conversations.
B)  They usually do not reveal very much of themselves.
C)  They help their conversation partners to be better listeners than they themselves are.
D)  They appear to be comfortably enjoying themselves during conversations.E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 18

According to Langlois et al. ,which of the following is true of physically attractive people when compared with other people?

Accepted Answer

A)  They tend to be more popular.
B)  They tend to be more humorous.
C)  They tend to be less outgoing.
D)  They tend to be less gender-typed.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 19

Individualistic cultures have ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  higher divorce rates than communal cultures do
B)  slightly lower divorce rates than communal cultures do
C)  the same divorce rates as communal cultures do
D)  significantly lower divorce rates than communal cultures doE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 20

Jordan and Hailey,a middle-aged couple,have been married for seven years.Hailey likes to spend money on luxurious and expensive items,and she likes to dine out every other day.On the other hand,Jordan likes to save money for their future.In the context of attraction,which of the following is exhibited by Jordan and Hailey in this scenario?

Accepted Answer

A)  deindividuation
B)  ingratiation
C)  complementarity
D)  altruismE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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All things being equal,when compared to others,people typically assume beautiful people are:

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Which of the following statements is true of companionate love in cultures worldwide?

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Which of the following statements is true of perceived equity and satisfaction?

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Jen is more in love with Stan today than the day she married him.According to research on the relationship between love and perceived attractiveness,________.

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Research has shown that other things being equal,we guess ________ people are happier,sexually warmer,more outgoing,and more successful than others.

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In National Opinion Research Center surveys of 57,731 Americans since 1972,which group mostly reported their lives as being "very happy"?

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Kalick (1977) had Harvard students rate their impressions of eight women based on profile photographs taken before or after cosmetic surgery and found that:

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The most responses to personal advertisements are likely to be received by ________.

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Which of the following theories explain why romantic vacations,good dinners,and fun outings are always important in relationships?

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According to Langlois et al. ,which of the following is true of physically attractive people when compared with other people?

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Individualistic cultures have ________.

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Social ostracism evokes a brain response similar to that triggered by:

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Research suggests that randomly assigned college roommates who interact frequently:

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In the context of passionate love,which of the following is an aspect of love in Sternberg's theory of love?

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