Question 1

Linnea is a very attractive woman. Most likely she will tend to date men who are

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Research in social psychology suggests that people often seek partners who are similar to themselves in terms of attractiveness. This phenomenon, known as the matching hypothesis, implies that an attractive woman like Linnea is more likely to date men who are above average in their looks.

Question 2

Rachel and Rudy are celebrating their twentieth wedding anniversary. Most likely, they have similar

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Couples who have been together for a long time, like Rachel and Rudy, are likely to have similar levels of physical attractiveness, share social and cultural interests, and hold similar attitudes about important issues, contributing to their long-lasting relationship.

Question 3

Dutton & Aron's study on the Capilano suspension bridge demonstrated that anxiety and unpleasant emotional arousal can __________ interpersonal attraction between the sexes.

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Dutton & Aron's study on the Capilano suspension bridge found that anxiety and unpleasant emotional arousal can actually increase interpersonal attraction between the sexes, as participants misattributed their arousal from the bridge to attraction to an interviewer.

Question 4

The men in the Dutton and Aron study who were interviewed by the woman on the suspension bridge

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The Dutton and Aron study found that men interviewed by a woman on a suspension bridge were more likely to be attracted to her, likely due to misattributing their heightened physiological arousal (from the bridge) to attraction.

Question 5

A feeling of personal regard, intimacy, and esteem toward another is called

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Liking involves a feeling of personal regard, intimacy, and esteem towards another person, distinguishing it from the more intense or different feelings associated with infatuation, romance, loving, and attraction.

Question 6

A feature of passionate love that is not found in liking is

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Preoccupation is a feature of passionate love that is not typically found in liking. In passionate love, individuals often find themselves constantly thinking about their loved one, which is less common in relationships based merely on liking.

Question 7

Love that is characterized by affection, caring and commitment is called

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Companionate love is characterized by deep affection, caring, and commitment, distinguishing it from the more passionate or infatuated forms of love.

Question 8

According to Sternberg, consummate love includes

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According to Sternberg's triangular theory of love, consummate love is the most complete form of love, representing an ideal relationship. It includes all three components of love: intimacy, passion, and commitment.

Question 9

According to Sternberg, romantic love includes

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Sternberg's theory of love posits that romantic love is characterized by the combination of intimacy and passion.

Question 10

According to Sternberg, companionate love includes

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According to Sternberg's Triangular Theory of Love, companionate love is characterized by intimacy and commitment but lacks passion. This type of love is often found in long-term friendships and marriages where the initial passion has faded but a deep bond and commitment remain.

Question 11

According to Sternberg, empty love includes only

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According to Sternberg's Triangular Theory of Love, empty love is characterized by commitment without intimacy or passion.

Question 12

George and Martha are in a relationship, but their feelings are very different. George is experiencing "fatuous love"whereas Martha is experiencing "romantic love." According to Sternberg's theory, which element of love do they both feel?

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Fatuous love involves passion and commitment but lacks intimacy, while romantic love involves passion and intimacy but lacks commitment. Therefore, the common element between the two is passion.

Question 13

Among other things, social cognition includes the perception and interpretation of social information.

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Social cognition involves how we perceive, interpret, and understand social information and the social world around us, including the processes through which we make sense of other people and ourselves in social contexts.

Question 14

Schemata are mental frameworks that aid us in interpretation of the world.

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Schemata are cognitive structures that help individuals organize and interpret information, making it easier to understand and interact with the world around them.

Question 15

Central traits have a particularly important impact on the processes of impression formation by influencing our interpretation of other traits.

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Central traits are key characteristics that heavily influence our overall perception of someone, affecting how we interpret and integrate their other traits into our overall impression of them.

Question 16

The self is one's self identity: one's knowledge, feelings, and ideas about oneself.

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The answer of The self is one's self identity: one's...

Question 17

People from Eastern cultures are more likely to have an interdependent construal of themselves than are people from Western cultures.

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Eastern cultures often emphasize collectivism and interconnectedness among individuals, leading to an interdependent view of self, where identity is closely linked with social roles and relationships. In contrast, Western cultures typically prioritize individualism and autonomy, fostering an independent view of self.

Question 18

If you explained a thief's actions as due to his poverty, you would be making an attribution to internal factors.

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Attributing a thief's actions to his poverty is an example of external attribution, as it involves situating the cause of behavior outside the individual, in this case, in their environment or circumstances.

Question 19

We are most apt to make attributions of external causality when consensus and distinctiveness are high and consistency is low.

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When consensus and distinctiveness are high, and consistency is low, it suggests that the behavior is due to external factors rather than internal ones, leading to attributions of external causality.

Question 20

The fundamental attribution error has been explained as due to biases in our focus of attention and in the information available to us.

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The fundamental attribution error occurs because people tend to focus on individual characteristics rather than situational factors when explaining others' behavior, often due to biases in the information available to them and where their attention is naturally drawn.

Quiz 15: Social Psychology