Module 79: AP Psychology

Which of the following is an example of the mere exposure effect?

• Ann has started arriving tardy to her second period class to avoid a group of kids in the hall who constantly tease her.

• Art has biked the same route to school so many times that he no longer has to think about where to turn.

• Dave has seen the same toothpaste ad on television a hundred times. Each time she sees it she hates it more.

• Arnie has always loved dogs, so he adopted one from the local shelter.

• Gerald didn't like sushi the first couple of times he tried it, but his friend encouraged him to keep eating it and now it's one of his favorite foods.

Over time,

• passionate and companionate love both decrease.

• passionate love increases and companionate love decreases.

• passionate and companionate love both increase.

• passionate love decreases and companionate love increases.

• there is no consistent relationship between the levels of passionate love and companionate love.

Bob, an extroverted university freshman, has just moved into a dormitory. Bob is most likely to become friends with

• Al, a junior who is majoring in psychology and lives across the hall.

• Mark, an introverted student who lives on the next floor and enjoys playing chess.

• John, a lonely sophomore who lives down the hall and is undecided about his major.

• Bart, his assigned roommate who is majoring in computer science.

• Ellie, a freshman who sits across the row from him in his first large lecture class.

People tend to prefer a(n) ________ image of themselves, while their friends prefer a(n) ________ version of them.

• mirror; actual

• digitized; mirror

• actual; digitized

• mirror; mirror

• mirror, digitized

When Bob first heard the hit song “Gotta Love It,” he wasn't at all sure he liked it. The more often he heard it played, however, the more he enjoyed it. Bob's reaction illustrates

• the bystander effect.

• social facilitation.

• companionate love.

• the foot-in-the-door phenomenon.

• the mere exposure effect.

Bobby, a 17-year-old high school senior, is very talkative, intelligent, assertive, and politically conservative. Research suggests that he would be most likely to develop a close friendship with

• Tom, who is talkative and assertive.

• Earl, who is quiet and passive.

• Todd, who is intelligent and quiet.

• Fred, who is politically liberal and talkative.

• Herb, who is talkative but insecure.

Barbara and Bob have a fulfilling marital relationship because they readily confide their deepest hopes and fears to each other. This best illustrates the value of

• passionate love.

• deindividuation.

• social facilitation.

• self-disclosure.

• the mere exposure effect.

Cathy, who is attractive and likable, has just telephoned Mark and asked him for a date. According to the two-factor theory of emotion, Mark is likely to experience the most intense romantic feelings for Cathy during their telephone conversation if he has just

• awakened from a short nap.

• finished eating a delicious meal.

• completed a series of aerobic exercises.

• been studying his history lecture notes.

• started writing a romantic poem.

The affectionate attachment that keeps a relationship going after passionate feelings cool is known as

• altruism.

• self-disclosure.

• companionate love.

• the mere exposure effect.

• social exchange.

Bob thinks his girlfriend derives more benefits from their relationship than he does, even though he contributes more to the relationship. Bob most clearly believes that their relationship lacks

• self-disclosure.

• romantic love.

• equity.

• superordinate goals.

• passionate love.