Psych Chapter 18

Which of the following is NOT a reward value of friendship?

• ego-support

• utility

• physical proximity

• stimulation

The idea that "opposites attract" summarizes the principle of

• similarity

• proximity

• approval

• complementarity

In the Dr. Zilstein experiment, Stanley Schachter demonstrated that high anxiety tends to produce

• a need for privacy

• a need for companionship

• a need for close relationships

• long-lasting friendships

Social cognition is a subfield of _______ psychology.

• social

• behavioral

• abnormal

• cognitive

Researchers have shown that the more ______ a person is, the more likely he or she is to seek out other people.

• stable

• talented

• unsure

• confident

A stereotype is a ______ we form for an entire group of people.

• theory

• schema

• prejudice

• self-fulfilling prophecy

The information you communicate about yourself by the way you carry yourself is called your

• body language

• verbal communication

• cognitive behavior

• internal language

According to ______, touching is considered a privilege of higher status.

• social science

• social rules

• social attribution theory

• social sterotype

Another term for personal characteristics is

• external attributions

• situational attributions

• internal attributions

• fundamental attributions

According to the textbook, people are more aware of ______ when they are on the receiving end of them.

• nonverbal messages

• stereotypes

• self-fulfilling prophecies

• subliminal messages