Question 1

The idea that people tend to form relationships with others who are similar to them in terms of attractiveness is known as the ________________ hypothesis.

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Question 2

What are the main reasons that people are socially rejected by others, what are the initial consequences of rejection, and what are the long-term consequences of rejection?

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Question 3

Suppose that Langa is extremely lonely.He lives in a small town, and has only two friends.The two friends that he has are great; the problem is that he would like MORE friends.He has tried to meet more people, but this has backfired.He has also tried to convince himself that he does not really need more relationships, but this approach has also failed, as he is still lonely.What else can he do? Based on your understanding of the research on loneliness, identify and discuss three different strategies Langa can use that are likely to be successful in reducing his loneliness.

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Question 4

How do social psychologists define loneliness? In what ways do people who are lonely differ from people who are not lonely? In what ways do they not differ?

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Question 5

Identify and discuss three of the factors that contribute to interpersonal liking (i.e., three of the things that, in general, make a person more or less likeable).

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Question 6

Rejecting someone's romantic interest in you is likely to make you feel ________________.

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Question 7

Explain the emotional differences between a person who is experiencing unrequited love and the person who is rejecting that individual.

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Question 8

The situation in which Person X loves Person Y, but Person Y does not love Person X, is known as ________________ love.

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Question 9

The painful feeling of wanting more human contact or connection than you have is known as ________________.

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Question 10

According to the '________________' effect, people tend to assume that physically attractive people are superior to others in terms of a wide range of factors - intelligence, popularity, sexual warmth, etc.

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Question 11

According to ________________ theory, we are more likely to engage in behaviours that have been rewarded in the past than in other behaviours.

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Question 12

The ________________ effect refers to the idea that one person who breaks the rules can inspire others to break the rules.

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Question 13

The tendency to expect rejection from others and to be hypersensitive to rejection, is known as ________________.

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Question 14

When Meera first meets Jenny, she thinks it is a little weird that Jenny cracks her knuckles.The more they are together, the more annoying Meera finds Jenny's habit.Meera is experiencing the ________________ effect.

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Question 15

In Festinger, Schachter, and Back's (1950) study of friendship formation in a dormitory, ________________ predicted who would become friends with each other.

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Question 16

How do social psychologists define the 'need to belong?' How common is it? What evidence is there that this is a real 'need'?

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Question 17

Describe the necessary ingredients for a sense of belongingness.

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Question 18

Philani is trying to get his new co-worker, Peter, to like him.He compliments Peter's wardrobe, listens attentively to Peter's stories, and routinely take Peter out to lunch.Philani is clearly engaging in ________________.

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Quiz 11: Interpersonal Attraction and Rejection