Attraction

Question 1

The need to belong is a basic human motive (True / False)

Answer 1

True

Question 2

The desire to establish and maintain many rewarding interpersonal relationships

Answer 2

Need for affiliation

Question 3

Feeling deprivation
about existing social relations

Answer 3

Loneliness

Question 4

(Cacioppo et al., 2015) Three Facets of Loneliness are

Answer 4

1. Intimate loneliness: Don’t
   have very close others (SO, best
   friend)
2. Relational loneliness: Lack
   school/work friends or family
   connection
3. Collective loneliness: Lack
   distal relationships coming from
   social identities like interests

Question 5

We are attracted to others with whom a relationship is directly or indirectly rewarding is known as _________.

Answer 5

Reward theory of attraction

Question 6

All humans exhibit patterns of attraction and mate
selection that favor the conception, birth, and
survival of their offspring

Answer 6

Evolutionary perspective of attraction

Question 7

(Rosenfeld et al., 2019) found that 39% of straight
couples, and 65% same-sex
couples met _____

Answer 7

Online (dating apps, etc)

Question 8

The Proximity Effect (shown by Bossard,
& Festinger) shows that _________

Answer 8

Physical proximity or nearness
predicts relationships

Question 9

Back et al., 2008 when randomly assigning students to seats in
psychology classes found that

Answer 9

Neighboring seats were more likely to be friends than not

Question 10

he more often people are
exposed to a stimulus, the more
positively they evaluate that
stimulus

Answer 10

The Mere Exposure Effect (NOT MERE PRESENCE REGARDING SOCIAL LOAFING

Question 11

Reis et al., 2011 found regarding the Mere Exposure Effect that the number of chats between two same-sex individuals leads to 1. _________ , 2. __________

Answer 11

1. Higher rating of the person
2. Desire to stay in contact

Question 12

Physical Attractiveness results in ______

Answer 12

that we react more favorably to others who are physically attractive than to those who are not

Question 13

Examples of how Physical Attractiveness has favorable outcomes.

Answer 13

Those rated more attractive…
* Rated as smarter by teachers (Clifford & Walster,
1973)
* Obtained more petition signatures (Chaiken, 1979)
* Given lower fines/bail from judge (Downs & Lyon,
1991)
* Paid more at work (Mobius & Rosenblat, 2006)

Question 14

(true / false) Body type considered attractive varies
considerably, and Standards of beauty change over time

Answer 14

true

Question 15

At the University of Rochester, they found that women in ____ dresses are more attractive to men because they think they are more sexually available.

Answer 15

Red

Question 16

The belief that physically attractive individuals also possess
desirable personality characteristics

Answer 16

What-is-beautiful-is-good stereotype

Question 17

Major et al. (1984) did a study that found when attractive vs non attractive people did a task. Depending on whether they were told they were watched determined ______________

Answer 17

Why they think they did well on the task (Good Work Vs Attractiveness)

Question 18

Proposition that people are
attracted to those who are
similar in attractiveness

Answer 18

Matching hypothesis

Question 19

Mutual exchange between what we give
and receive – for example, liking those who like us

Answer 19

Reciprocity

Question 20

The tendency to prefer people
who are highly selective in their social choices over
those who are more readily available

Answer 20

Hard-to-get effect (not 100% supported)

Question 21

A study by Spielmann
et al., 2013 showed that when we have a Fear of Being Single, we rate ____________ in personally unattractive people

Answer 21

higher romantic interest

Question 22

Men’s Jealousy more so regards ________

Answer 22

physical infidelity

Question 23

Women’s jealousy more so regards ______

Answer 23

emotional infidelity

Question 24

(True / False) Women with economic power were more likely to pick a man who was physically attractive.

Answer 24

True

Question 25

(True / False) Men value physical attractiveness in women, more than , women value PA in men.

Answer 25

True

Question 26

A relationship in which the
participants expect and desire mutual responsiveness to
each other’s needs (intimate relationships)

Answer 26

Communal relationships

Question 27

A relationship in which the
participants expect and desire strict reciprocity in their
interactions (strangers, acquaintances)

Answer 27

Exchange relationships

Question 28

A perspective that views people as motivated to
maximize benefits and minimize costs in their
relationships with others

Answer 28

Social Exchange Theory

Question 29

The theory that people are most satisfied with a
relationship when the ratio between benefits and
contributions is similar for both partners

Answer 29

Equity Theory

Question 30

Hazan & Shaver’s Love Quiz (1987) shows what 3 attachment styles

Answer 30

1. Secure (~55%) (easy to be close to others)
2. Avoidant (~25%) (uncomfortable being close to others)
3. Anxious (~20%) (scared partner is never as close as they’d like)

Question 31

Sternberg’s Triangular Theory of
Love’s three basic components are

Answer 31

1. intimacy (emotional)
2. passion (motivational)
3. commitment (cognitiv

Question 32

1. What love theory includes three basic components and 8 subtypes. 2. And what is the 8th type

Answer 32

1. Sternberg’s Triangular Theory of
   Love
2. Non-love (lack)

Question 33

Arousal caused by one stimulus is
transferred or added to arousal from a
second stimulus and total arousal is
attributed to the second stimulus

Answer 33

Excitation transfer

Question 34

Revelations about the self that a person makes to others is known as _______

Answer 34

self-disclosure

Question 35

when one partner (often wife) wants to discuss problem, other (often
husband) withdraws from discussions it is known as _________

Answer 35

Demand/withdrawal interaction pattern