Deck 3: Drawing People Together

Question 1

Vivian enjoys working with Chris on class projects, and she admires how hardworking he is. What kind of attraction does Vivian feel for Chris?

A) social attraction
B) task attraction
C) physical attraction
D) occupational attraction

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Initially, Amy was attracted to Naomi due to her skill in flirting and her desire to try new things-the exact opposite of Amy's own shy personality. Recently, Amy has discovered that Naomi often flirts with other women and makes plans to be with them, so the very qualities that attracted Amy are now those that are destroying the relationship. This exemplifies

A) fatal attraction.
B) the ignorance-is-bliss account.
C) sexual attraction.
D) the sour grapes account.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Koinophilia is a universal characteristic of beauty. When people possess this feature:

A) their faces have average features.
B) their faces are perfectly symmetrical.
C) their bodies are perfectly symmetrical.
D) they have an appropriate mix of babyish and sexually mature facial features.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

According to research cited in the text, book women are most likely to be attracted to men who are:

A) unassertive and non-altruistic.
B) unassertive and altruistic.
C) assertive and non-altruistic.
D) assertive and altruistic.

Question 5

Max travels by plane on a business trip even though he is terrified of plane rides. As he anxiously sits through take-off, he becomes aware of his attraction to the woman sitting next to him and begins to talk with her. What led to Max becoming more attracted to this woman than he would normally have been?

A) reductionist account
B) ignorance-is-bliss account
C) excitation transfer
D) arousal switching

Question 6

High self-monitors are initially attracted to __________, whereas low self-monitors are initially attracted to __________.

A) physical characteristics, personality characteristics
B) personality characteristics, physical characteristics
C) verbally active individuals, verbally passive individuals
D) verbally passive individuals, verbally active individuals

Question 7

According to the text, Newcomb's findings on the effect of proximity on attraction were especially intriguing because they showed that proximity could outweigh __________ as a basis of attraction.

A) physical attractiveness
B) similarity
C) communication competence
D) evolutionary factors

Question 8

Which of the following men would Olivia be likely to find most attractive?

A) Nick, who is hard to get for everyone, including her.
B) Javier, who is hard to get for everyone, except for her.
C) Ramon, who is moderately hard for her and everyone else to get.
D) Aaron, who is easy for everyone, except for her, to get.

Question 9

The assimilation effect occurs when:

A) the attention that physically attractive people get rubs off on their friends.
B) people want others because they are already committed to someone else.
C) people like others more when the social network approves of them.
D) the expectations we hold about someone are exceeded.

Question 10

Which form of complementarity is least likely to be related to attraction and liking?

A) complementarity in behavior
B) complementarity in resources
C) complementarity in values
D) both b and c

Question 11

If Professor Plum begins an interaction with his class using negative behavior, but during the course of the interaction he switches to positive behavior, how does the loss-gain effect explain how the class would feel about Professor Plum as compared with Professor Reibolt, who started interacting positively and changed to negative behavior?

A) The class would not be attracted to either person due to an inability to predict behavior.
B) The class would not be attracted to either person due to a dislike for any negativity in interaction.
C) The class would be attracted to Professor Plum because their expectations were exceeded.
D) The class would be attracted to Professor Reibolt because impressions are formed early in interactions.

Question 12

According to most research, we are attracted to those who are attitudinally similar to us because they are able to provide us with what?

A) a different point of view
B) reinforcement
C) complementary resources
D) absolute verification

Question 13

In the famous "bridge studies" testing the excitation transfer hypothesis, researchers found that:

A) People were more attracted to individuals if they crossed short bridges as opposed to long bridges.
B) People were more attracted to individuals if they crossed scary bridges as opposed to safe bridges.
C) People who were scared of heights were most likely to be attracted to the person waiting for them at the end of the bridge.
D) People were most attracted to the individual waiting for them at the end of the bridge if they thought they would win money for crossing the bridge quickly.

Question 14

The matching hypothesis states that people search for partners who:

A) have roughly the same level of physical attractiveness as they do.
B) have the same physical features as their own.
C) have a complementary level of physical attractiveness to their own.
D) are highly physically attractive.

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT one of the accounts Burleson offers to explain the finding that similar communication skill levels lead to attraction?

A) differential importance account
B) sour grapes account
C) birds-of-a-feather account
D) ignorance-is-bliss account

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons given for the existence of the "Romeo and Juliet" effect?

A) Individuals may desire to rebel against their parents.
B) Individuals may be attracted to those who are attainable but hard to get.
C) Individuals may enjoy the feeling of an illicit secret.
D) Individuals may have an especially strong love.

Question 17

The concept of ______________ refers to the idea that we sometimes like people who are similar to us in arbitrary ways, such as having similar names or being born during the same month.

A) reinforcing bias
B) implicit egotism
C) dyadic association
E) self-other connection

Question 18

In long-term committed relationships:

A) "opposites attract" is truer that "birds of a feather flock together."
B) "birds of a feather flock together" is Truer that "opposites attract."
C) both "opposites attract" and "birds of a feather flock together" have been found to be equally true.
D) neither "opposites attract" nor "birds of a feather flock together" have been found to be true.

Question 19

One explanation for differences between what is attractive to men and what is attractive to women is the theory that men and women have different roles in procreation and parenting, and thus need to look for different things in a potential mate. What theory is this?

A) social exchange theory
B) dialectic theory
C) social evolutionary theory
D) gender orientation theory

Question 20

The tendency to perceive physically attractive people as more sociable is part of what effect?

A) matching effect
B) social attraction effect
C) idealism effect
D) halo effect

Question 21

According to your text, fatal attraction refers to the process by which.

A) we are drawn to characteristics of the other person that are only "skin deep"
B) we always fall in love with those we cannot have
C) the very qualities that draw us to someone contribute to the eventual relationship breakup
D) unsafe sex can lead to death

Question 22

Relational attraction is a subset of which form of attraction:

A) task
B) physical
C) social
D) sexual

Question 23

Men are attracted to others based on physical appearance more than are women.
Questions

Question 24

What are the main dimensions of interpersonal attraction is the "halo effect and what impact does it have on these dimension of attraction?

Question 25

Being attracted to a narcissistic person appears to be a common type of fatal attraction.

Question 26

Research shows that people are attracted to people who are opposite to themselves.

Question 27

The desire to "hang out" and be friendly with someone is which type of attraction?

A) task
B) physical
C) social
D) sexual

Question 28

People like people with whom they are frequently in close proximity.

Question 29

The matching hypothesis refers to the tendency for people to seek partners who are extremely physically attractive. False

Question 30

Fatal attraction occurs mainly because women are attracted to alpha males who may be dangerous or violent.

Question 31

Studies show that sites which include attractive images lead to greater attraction to that person than those with no image

Question 32

Oxytocin and dopamine, among other chemicals, shape our attraction to other people. False

Question 33

According to a 2008 study those with around_______ Facebook friends were rated as most attractive.

A) 100
B) 300
C) 500
D) 800

Question 34

Teachers are not affected by the physical attraction of their students.

Question 35

Research supports the "Romeo and Juliet" effect, which predicts that parental interference can strengthen attraction between two people. False

Question 36

What impact does the number of Facebook friend have on a person's attraction s this important does this say about a person?

Question 37

Attraction usually occurs as quickly as a flash of lightning. False

Question 38

How does romantic attraction start similar or different for male or females are some of the leader predictors of initial attraction?

Question 39

Knowledge of relational communication does not guarantee that we will be attracted to the "right people".

Question 40

According to your text which of the following increase interpersonal attraction in initial relationships?

A) similarity
B) proximity
C) physical attraction
D) all of the above

Question 41

What is the Romeo and Juliet effect ss four reasons why this effect occurs based on research in your book.

Question 42

Discuss the role of oxytocin in the attraction process other naturally occurring chemicals may have an effect on relational attraction?

Question 43

What is meant by reward value of a person does reward value have to do with attraction?