Chapter 11
Attraction, Love, and Communication
- According to the mere-exposure effect, you would most likely be attracted to a person
- you see only on school vacations.
- B. who you meet daily and who lives across the hall from you.
- who lives in a city you visit monthly for office meetings.
- you see once in a few years or so.
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APA Learning Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
Bloom’s: Apply
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: Identify the main theories of physical and psychological attraction.
Topic: Mere Exposure Effect
- The mere-exposure effect refers to the tendency of people to
- be attracted to others of the same gender.
- B. be attracted to a boy or girl next door.
- look more frequently at people they dislike.
- dislike those they see more often in their daily lives.
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APA Learning Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
Bloom’s: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: Identify the main theories of physical and psychological attraction.
Topic: Mere Exposure Effect
- Brian is more likely to be attracted to Helen, who lives across the hall from him, than Sharon, who is a friend he sees once or twice a year at parties. This phenomenon is known as the _____.
- A. mere-exposure effect
- bystander effect
- social desirability effect
- matching phenomenon
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APA Learning Outcome: 1.3: Describe applications of psychology
Bloom’s: Apply
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: Identify the main theories of physical and psychological attraction.
Topic: Mere Exposure Effect
- Sarah sees her childhood friend Brett only once or twice a year during holidays. She sees her colleague Ashton almost every day as they commute to work together. Although Brett and Ashton are quite similar in terms of temperament and behavior, Sarah likes Ashton more than Brett. Which of the following explains this phenomenon?
- matching phenomenon
- cross-race effect
- misattribution of arousal
- D. mere-exposure effect
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APA Learning Outcome: 1.3: Describe applications of psychology
Bloom’s: Apply
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: Identify the main theories of physical and psychological attraction.
Topic: Mere Exposure Effect
- Homophily is the tendency of people to
- like people whom they see frequently.
- be attracted to people of the same gender.
- C. have contact with people who are equal in social status.
- be afraid of interacting with people who come from similar backgrounds.
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APA Learning Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
Bloom’s: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: Identify the main theories of physical and psychological attraction.
Topic: Homophily
- Which of the following variables is associated with the greatest level of homophily?
- education
- age
- sexual orientation
- D. race
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APA Learning Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s content domains
Bloom’s: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: Identify the main theories of physical and psychological attraction.
Topic: Homophily
- When we examine romantic relationships in which the individuals are similar, which of the following social factors has the least homophily?
- A. religion
- age
- race
- education
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APA Learning Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s content domains
Bloom’s: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: Identify the main theories of physical and psychological attraction.
Topic: Homophily
- Karen is a white, upper-middle class lawyer. She is more likely to have contact with others who are also from the middle and upper-middle class. This phenomenon is known as _____.
- the matching phenomenon
- the mere-exposure effect
- xenocentrism
- D. homophily
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APA Learning Outcome: 1.3: Describe applications of psychology
Bloom’s: Apply
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: Identify the main theories of physical and psychological attraction.
Topic: Homophily
- As an upper class businessman, Todd has more contact with other businesspeople, lawyers, and doctors whom he does not meet regularly, than with janitors, bartenders, or plumbers. This feature of his social contacts can be explained by the concept of _____.
- hostile prejudice
- B. homophily
- the contrast effect
- the mere-exposure effect
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APA Learning Outcome: 1.3: Describe applications of psychology
Bloom’s: Apply
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: Identify the main theories of physical and psychological attraction.
Topic: Homophily
- In the context of a study conducted on college men and women, the relationship between one’s degree of attractiveness and one’s dating history can best be summarized by stating that
- contrary to expectations, physically attractive women have fewer dates than unattractive women.
- B. more attractive people, in general, have more dates than unattractive people.
- the physical attractiveness of men has no relationship to their dating history.
- moderately attractive women have more dates than attractive and unattractive women.
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