Exam 11: Attraction and Exclusion

A) People who lack self-control may start to regulate themselves more closely.
B) People who lack social skills may make more unselfish, altruistic gestures.
C) People who value independence and uniqueness may become more creative.
D) People who are not trustworthy may learn how to become more transparent.

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A) objectify
B) ostracize
C) stalk
D) betray

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A) It is actually normal to be increasingly annoyed by a partner's habits-a phenomenon known as the social allergy effect.
B) It is actually normal to be increasingly annoyed by a partner's habits-a phenomenon known as the bad apple effect.
C) It is actually normal to be increasingly LESS annoyed by a partner's habits-something known as the social inoculation effect.
D) It is actually normal to be increasingly LESS annoyed by a partner's habits-something known as the relationship immunity effect.

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A) When women are judging men, the effect is stronger among women who are ovulating (most prone to getting pregnant) than women who aren't.
B) The effect is stronger among men rating women than among women rating men.
C) The effect can occur just based upon smell; people literally do not need to see symmetric people in order to prefer them.
D) The effect seems to occur, at least in part, because symmetry is a sign of good health.

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A) high levels of serotonin; high levels of testosterone
B) low levels of testosterone; high levels of testosterone
C) high levels of testosterone; low levels of testosterone
D) high levels of estrogen; low levels of estrogen

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A) Mildred, who has only one friend
B) Beverly, who has relatively few (but close) friends and spends about half of her evenings at home alone.
C) Makeda, who has many friends, but does not have a particularly deep connection with any of them
D) Anita, who has many friends, but is so busy that she sees them less than once a week

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A) attraction
B) exclusion
C) rejection
D) social acceptance

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A) reinforcement theory
B) the social allergy effect
C) the bad apple effect
D) the propinquity effect

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A) obsessive tendency to avoid offending others
B) complete disinterest in social interactions
C) expectation of being rejected by others
D) complete lack of emotional intelligence

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A) As people get to know each other better, they typically learn more about their similarities and as a result, become bored with each other.
B) As people get to know each other better, they typically learn more about their dissimilarities and as a result, learn to be less judgmental.
C) As people get to know each other better, they typically learn more about their similarities and as a result, like each other more.
D) As people get to know each other better, they typically learn more about their dissimilarities and as a result, like each other less.

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A) double images
B) morphing faces to an "average" face
C) experimentation with the smell of a shirt and women's ovulation cycles
D) case studies of beautiful women

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A) They usually dip after men reach their early twenties.
B) They are usually constant throughout life.
C) They do not appear to be associated with sex drive.
D) They do not appear to be associated with risk-taking behavior.

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A) less devastating than when ostracized by strangers for a few minutes
B) equally devastating than ostracization by strangers for a few minutes
C) more devastating than ostracization by strangers for a few minutes
D) less devastating than ostracization by strangers for a long period of time

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A) associate with others (only)
B) associate with others and commit to relationships (only)
C) associate with others, commit to relationships, and stay in relationships
D) stay in relationships (only)

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A) less; less
B) less; equally
C) more; equally
D) equally; equally

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A) Women always prefer taller men.
B) Women prefer taller men, but higher income can make up for lack of height.
C) Women do not look at height or income when they judge how attractive a man is.
D) Women always prefer heftier men to thin men.

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A) Experience a feeling of intense anxiety.
B) Be able to perform complex cognitive tasks.
C) Show a high degree of self-regulation.
D) Be especially attuned to social cues and information about others.

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