T3: Lecture 5

Question 1

What did McKnight say about able people meeting their ‘special partner’?

Answer 1

• That 83% of people will meet their SP in a familiar social setting
• 6% in casual/social setting

Question 2

What did Byrne find?

Answer 2

That people tend to make friends with people they are sitting next to

Question 3

What did a study by Zajonc say about the mere exposure effect?

Answer 3

That repeated exposure to any stimulus will make it more appealing

Question 4

What did Reis (1997) find about proximity and conflict?

Answer 4

• That proximity doesn’t always work
• Personality differences, conflict of interests, value differences, and stated differentials can lead to antagonism
• If initial reaction was negative and the experience is reinforced then dislike will occur

Question 5

What is the effect of increased arousal on attractivness?

Answer 5

Increased emotional arousal will cause people to rate others as more attractive

Question 6

What could the effect of increased arousal on attractiveness be caused by?

Answer 6

Misattributing feelings of emotions of feelings of liking someone else

Question 7

From 32 trait descriptions, Wakil et al found what?

Answer 7

That men ranked physical appearance 12th

Women ranked physical appearance 22nd

Question 8

Women tend to focus on what kind of characteristics?

Answer 8

Psychological

Question 9

Men tend to focus on what kind of characteristics?

Answer 9

Physical

Question 10

What did Whipples study find? Why was this?

Answer 10

That 90% of men would agree to sex with an attractive women, whilst only 10% of women would say yes
-Could be due to social demands/standards around sexual behaviours

Question 11

What are the benefits to being attractive?

Answer 11

1. Adults are less aggressive to attractive children
2. Attractive people are move likely to be hired
3. Attractive students are more likely to be given better grades

Question 12

What is the effect of similarity on attractiveness?

Answer 12

People tend to be attracted to others similar to themselves

Question 13

What are important determinants of similarity?

Answer 13

1. Similarity of attitudes
2. Values
3. Activities

Question 14

What did Kandel find? (Similarity)

Answer 14

Best friends at high school resemble each other ( age, race, grades)

Question 15

What did Craddock find? (similarities)

Answer 15

Couples sharing same principles/religious beliefs were happier

Question 16

What’s the rate of divorse?

Answer 16

1 in 3

Question 17

Who tend to initiate the divorse?

Answer 17

Women often initiate, as may feel more distressed in conflicted relationship s

Question 18

What do women handle better than men?

Answer 18

• Divorce
• Separation
• Widowhood