Attraction Principles

One factor that will increase the likelihood that a friendship between two people will develop is

• the degree to which their interests complement each other.

• how often their paths cross.

• avoiding repetitious exposure.

• gender.

Research on proximity and social attraction generally supports the view that

• familiarity breeds contempt.

• familiarity leads to liking.

• proximity leads to affection and animosity with equal frequency.

• distance makes the heart grow fonder.

The tendency for novel stimuli to be liked more after repeated exposure to them is referred to as

• the mere exposure effect.

• familiarity leads to liking.

• proximity leads to affection and animosity with equal frequency.

• distance makes the heart grow fonder.

Rosalinda, who is attractive, very intelligent, and high in social status, marries Jorge, who is also attractive, very intelligent, and high in social status. Their relationship is best understood as an example of

• the ingratiation effect.

• complementarity.

• the mere-exposure effect.

• the matching phenomenon.

Which of the following best expresses the meaning of the physical attractiveness stereotype?

• What is beautiful is good.

• What is beautiful is unpredictable.

• What is beautiful is superficial.

• What is beautiful is untouchable.

Which of the following proverbs is NOT strongly supported by the research findings?

• “Opposites attract.”

• “Familiarity breeds fondness.”

• “Out of sight, out of mind.”

• “Even virtue is fairer in a fair body.”

Darley and Berscheid (1967) gave university women ambiguous information about two other women. Asked how much they liked these people, the participants reported feeling more attracted to the person whom they

• expected they would probably not meet.

• expected they would eventually meet.

• had read about first.

• had read about second.