Question 1

According to Frieze and her associates, how are attractiveness and salary related for men and women?

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Question 2

In a study by Zhong and Leonardelli, participants were asked to recall a personal experience of social inclusion or social exclusion. Then they were asked to estimate the temperature in the room. People who recalled being rejected felt the room was:

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Participants who recalled being rejected felt the room was colder than those who recalled an instance of social inclusion. This is because social exclusion triggers a physical response known as social thermoregulation, which makes people feel colder.

Question 3

According to research by Curtis and Miller, which of the following statements reflects the way we behave in response to others who like or dislike us?

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Curtis and Miller's research found that our beliefs about the opinions of others are important determiners of our own behaviors, even if we do not have direct evidence to support these beliefs. This means that we are more likely to behave in a certain way based on what we think others think of us, rather than what they may actually think. This is known as the "false consensus effect."

Question 4

What did Downs and Lyons discover with judges making decisions with male and female defendants charged with a misdemeanor or a felony and their physical attractiveness?

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Question 5

In a study by Zhong and Leonardelli, participants were either included in a ball-toss game or excluded after a few initial tosses. Later, when rating the desirability of foods/beverages, those excluded during the ball-tossing game:

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Participants who were excluded in the ball-toss game rated hot soup and hot coffee as more desirable, suggesting a psychological link between social exclusion and a desire for warmth.

Question 6

In an experiment by Karen Dion and Ellen Berschied concerning physical attractiveness in children, it was found that:

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The experiment found that physically attractive boys were liked better than unattractive boys. There is no evidence or mention in the experiment of unattractive boys being perceived as less aggressive than attractive boys, physically attractive children getting better grades than unattractive children, or teachers feeling more compassion for unattractive children.

Question 7

Dion and her colleagues showed subjects pictures of attractive, average, and unattractive people. The results of her study indicated that:

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Dion's study found that people generally have a preference for attractive individuals, regardless of their sex.

Question 8

In Walster's experiment in which women were asked for a date by a young man prior to receiving favorable or unfavorable personality evaluations from a psychologist, the results showed that subjects:

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Question 9

Finkel and Eastwick had college students participate in a speed-dating experiment. At the end of the evening, the participants indicated who they would like to see again. In these real face-to-face interactions, women desired _________ and men desired ___________.

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In real face-to-face interactions, women tend to desire physically attractive men, while men tend to desire physically attractive women.

Question 10

Dion asked women to examine reports of behavior disturbances caused by attractive and unattractive boys and girls. Which group of children is most likely to be blamed for the disturbance and thought to be chronic trouble makers?

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Question 11

Evolutionary psychology suggests that male and female differences in the desire for mates to be physically attractive is due to:

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Question 12

What does Aronson say is one of the most powerful determinants of whether you will like another person?

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Aronson states that one of the most powerful determinants of whether you will like another person is if that person likes you. This is because people tend to reciprocate positive feelings and actions towards them. If someone likes us, we are more likely to like them in return.

Question 13

Townsend and Roberts showed men and women pictures and profiles of potential dates who varied in physical attractiveness and had either high or low socioeconomic status (e.g. dressed as a business executive, dressed as a fast food worker). For men, the most important trait was _________ while for women it was ___________.

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Men prioritized physical attractiveness, while women prioritized socioeconomic status in potential dates.

Question 14

Suppose you see two men. One is sitting with a highly attractive woman. The other is with an unattractive woman. Generalizing from research presented in Aronson:

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According to research presented in Aronson, individuals who are seen with attractive people are often perceived as more likable, socially skilled, and confident. Therefore, the man sitting with the highly attractive woman is more likely to be seen as friendlier and more self-confident.

Question 15

Finkel and Eastwick had college students participate in a speed-dating experiment. At the end of the evening, the participants indicated who they would like to see again. In these real face-to-face interactions, women appeared to care, just as much as men, about physical attractiveness because:

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In the speed-dating experiment, women cared about physical attractiveness as much as men because there were no real differences in socioeconomic status among the males, making physical attractiveness a more salient factor in their decision-making.

Question 16

In their study of the influence of physical attractiveness on court decisions, Downs and Lyons found that:

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Downs and Lyons found that judges assessed lower fines and bail for attractive defendants, but this effect was observed primarily in cases involving misdemeanors, not felonies.

Question 17

Harold Sigall and Aronson conducted an experiment in which a female confederate was made up to appear either physically attractive or unattractive. Posing as a graduate student in clinical psychology, she interviewed college men and evaluated half favorably and half unfavorably. The results showed that:

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When the confederate was attractive, the kind of evaluation she gave had a strong effect on men's liking for her, but when she was unattractive, it had virtually none.

Question 18

Suppose two young men had taken a test of intelligence. Ralph believed he did very well and Fred believed he did poorly. Both have the occasion to meet a young woman. Which of the following best describes how they would most likely react, based on her physical attractiveness?

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Question 19

According to research on dating, people:

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Research suggests that people tend to have longer relationships with someone who matches their level of physical attractiveness. This is known as the matching hypothesis in dating psychology. People with similar levels of physical attractiveness are more likely to share common interests, values, and lifestyles, which can contribute to the longevity of the relationship.

Question 20

Evolutionary psychology suggests that physical attractiveness is desired because:

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Evolutionary psychology suggests that physical attractiveness is desired because it is a signal for reproductive fitness. According to this theory, humans have evolved to value traits that indicate good genetic quality, and physical attractiveness is one such trait that indicates reproductive fitness. This preference has been shaped by natural selection over many generations, as individuals who were attracted to physically attractive partners were more likely to have children with good genetic quality and, therefore, more likely to pass on their genes.

Quiz 8: Liking, Loving, and Interpersonal Sensitivity