Deck 11: Attraction and Intimacy

Question 1

Describe the factors that make marriages last, and contrast those with predictors of marital dissolution.

Answer 1

No Answer

Question 2

Summarize Dutton and Aron's (1974) study on arousal and attraction.

Answer 2

No Answer

Question 3

According to Todorov and colleagues (2005, 2011), when asked to guess the winners of U.S. Senate and House of Representatives elections based on looks alone, participants guessed correctly most of the time. In the study, male participants were more likely to vote for female candidates based on

A) perceived wisdom.
B) perceived competence.
C) approachability.
D) physical attractiveness.

Answer 3

physical attractiveness.

Question 4

A brilliant investment banker makes millions each year. He marries a beautiful, young supermodel. In the context of physical attractiveness, the banker and his wife most likely exhibit ________ in this scenario.

A) the matching phenomenon
B) the spotlight effect
C) the ingratiation effect
D) the mere-exposure effect

Question 5

A talkative, extroverted young woman is strongly attracted to a quiet, introverted, middle-aged man. Her attraction to the man would be predicted by

A) ingratiation.
B) complementarity.
C) the matching phenomenon.
D) the exchange theory.

Question 6

A same-sex couple have been living together for eight years. They have a deep, affectionate attachment and are committed to each other. They perceive themselves receiving from their relationship in proportion to their contribution to it. Which of the following kinds of love is exemplified by the couple in this scenario?

A) empty love
B) fatuous love
C) romantic love
D) companionate love

Question 7

A young doctor marries an attractive man. He assumes that the attractive man will also be very kind. Gradually, however, he realizes that the attractive man does not possess other socially desirable traits. Which of the following does the doctor most likely exhibit in this scenario?

A) an illusion of transparency
B) pluralistic ignorance
C) the overjustification effect
D) a physical-attractiveness stereotype

Question 8

A woman believes that her partner enjoys more benefits from their relationship than she does, even though she invests more time, effort, and resources. Clearly, the woman believes that her relationship with her partner lacks

A) disclosure reciprocity.
B) attachment.
C) loyalty
D) equity.

Question 9

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

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

Question 10

Functional distance refers to

A) the natural geographic route between two locations.
B) how often people's paths cross.
C) how often people meet their loved ones.
D) the direction and route of travel one undertakes when deliberately seeking out a given person.

Question 11

Provide two examples of the disclosure reciprocity effect.

Question 12

Explain how the two-factor theory accounts for passionate love.

Question 13

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

A) beautiful
B) intelligent
C) friendly
D) funny