Anticipatory liking expecting that someone will be pleasant and compatible increases the chance of


  • Q6:

    Which of the following statements is true of the human need to belong? A)Humans tend to be healthier and happier when their need to belong is met. B)With close,intimate relationships,humans tend to be weakened. C)Humans in very few cultures use ostracism to regulate behavior. D)Humans pursue belonging when they have it and seek more when their needs are fulfilled.

    Anticipatory liking expecting that someone will be pleasant and compatible increases the chance of
  • Q7:

    One factor that will increase the likelihood that a friendship between two people will develop is: A)behavioral confirmation. B)how often their paths cross. C)avoiding repetitious exposure. D)gender.

  • Q8:

    After learning about a former co-worker who recently passed away due to cancer,you call a loved one.In the context of attraction and intimacy,this is an example of how reminders of death: A)make us depressed. B)encourage solitude. C)heighten our need to belong. D)cause social tension.

  • Q9:

    Darley and Berscheid (1967)gave university women ambiguous information about two other women.Asked how much they liked these people,the participants reported feeling attracted to the person whom they: A)expected they would probably not meet. B)expected they would eventually meet. C)had read about first. D)had read about second.

  • Q10:

    The tendency for novel stimuli to be liked more after repeated exposure to them is referred to as: A)the mere exposure effect. B)the novelty phenomenon. C)display liking. D)the effect of repetition.

  • Q12:

    If you are new in office and want to make friends,your best bet is to get a desk: A)that is smaller than that of anyone else. B)in the quietest corner of the office. C)near the coffeepot. D)next to the air conditioner.

  • Q13:

    A motivation to bond with others in relationships that provide ongoing,positive interactions is: A)association anxiety. B)the need for attachment. C)the need to belong. D)affiliative predisposition.

  • Q14:

    Samuel,a young college freshman,is new to the town where he will live for the next four years.He does not know anyone at college.According to the architecture of friendship,who among the following will Samuel most likely befriend? A)Gavin,who is his new college roommate B)Gabriel,who attends a different college C)Mason,who stays two doors away D)Anthony,who lives in a different dormitory

  • Q15:

    Functional distance refers to: A)the natural geographic route between two locations. B)how often people meet their loved ones. C)how often people's paths cross. D)the direction and route of travel one undertakes when deliberately seeking out a given person.

  • Q16:

    Zoe,a young girl,lives in an apartment with her boyfriend,Luke.She does not like jazz music.However,Luke loves jazz and plays music loudly whenever he is home.Gradually,she develops an interest in jazz.Zoe liking jazz is most likely due to ________ in this scenario. A)the proximity effect B)the belongingness effect C)the spotlight effect D)the mere-exposure effect

We’ve updated our privacy policy so that we are compliant with changing global privacy regulations and to provide you with insight into the limited ways in which we use your data.

You can read the details below. By accepting, you agree to the updated privacy policy.

Thank you!

View updated privacy policy

We've encountered a problem, please try again.

AB
Proximity Geographical nearness. (more precisely, “functional distance”) Powerfully predicts liking
Functional Distance How often people’s paths cross
Anticipatory Liking Expecting that someone will be pleasant and compatible—increases the chance of forming a rewarding relationship
Mere-Exposure Effect The tendency for novel stimuli to be liked more rated more positively after the rater has been repeatedly exposed to them
Matching Phenomenon The tendency for men and women to choose as partners those who are a “good match” in attractiveness and other traits
Physical-Attractiveness Stereotype The presumption that physically attractive people possess other socially desirable traits as well: What is beautiful is good
Complementarity The popularly supposed tendency, in a relationship b/w two people, for each to complete what is missing in the other
Ingratiation The use of strategies, such as flattery, by which people seek to gain another’s favor
Reward Theory of Attraction The theory that we like those whose behavior is with rewarding events
Passionate Love A state of intense longing for union w/ another. Passionate lovers are absorbed in each other, feel ecstatic at attaining their partner’s love, and are disconsolate on losing it
Two-Factor Theory of Emotion (Arousal x its label = emotion) argue that when the revved-up men responded to a woman, they easily misattributed some of their own arousal to her
Compassionate Love The affection we feel for those with whom our lives are deeply intertwined
Secure Attachment Attachments rooted in trust and marked by intimacy
Avoidant Attachment Attachments marked by discomfort over, or resistance to, being close to others
Insecure Attachment Attachments marked by anxiety or ambivalence
Equity A condition in which the outcomes people receive from a relationship are proportional to what they contribute to it
Self-Disclosure Revealing intimate aspects of oneself to others
Disclosure Reciprocity The tendency for one person’s intimacy of self-disclosure to match that of a conversational partner

Which style of adult attachment is most likely characterized by less investment in relationships and greater likelihood to leave relationships?

Avoidant / Dismissive The dismissing / avoidant type tend to believe that they don't have to be in a relationship to feel complete. They do not want to depend on others, have others depend on them, or seek support and approval in social bonds. Adults with this attachment style generally avoid emotional closeness.

What leads to friendship and attraction in social psychology?

Using scientific methods, psychologists have investigated factors influencing attraction and have identified a number of variables, such as similarity, proximity (physical or functional), familiarity, and reciprocity, that influence with whom we develop relationships.

Is the use of strategies such as flattery by which people seek to gain another's favor or get someone to like them?

Social Psychology Chapter 11.

Which finding is best supported by research on social attraction?

Which of the following is supported by the research on social attraction? Familiarity breeds fondness.