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S06 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY EXAM 7 Answers (Ashworth College)

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B. Resources signal relationship commitment in men; attractiveness signals erotic passion in<br />

women.<br />

C. Reproduction is more costly to men than to women.<br />

D. Resources signal dominance in men; attractiveness signals willingness in women.<br />

Question 11 of 40<br />

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Advocates of which of the following approaches believe that men and women have different<br />

agendas in their relationships with each other?<br />

A. Equity theory B. Social attachment theory<br />

C. Social exchange theory D. Evolutionary psychology<br />

Question 12 of 40<br />

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When Festinger and his colleagues studied friendship patterns among married couples in an<br />

apartment complex at MIT, they found that people who lived at the foot of the stairs or near<br />

mailboxes had more friends on upper floors than did other people who lived on the first floor.<br />

This illustrates the power of ________ to influence friendship patterns.<br />

A. physical distance B. functional distance C. similarity D. movement patterns<br />

Question 13 of 40<br />

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Which of the following adages most directly contradicts research findings on the propinquity<br />

effect?<br />

A. Familiarity breeds contempt.<br />

B. You never get a second chance to make a good first impression.<br />

C. Birds of a feather flock together.<br />

D. Opposites attract.<br />

Question 14 of 40<br />

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Carla is involved in a romantic relationship with Jack. Her costs of the relationship are relatively<br />

low and her rewards are very high with this relationship. However, Carla has recently met Ted,<br />

and she believes that he could offer her a relationship with even higher rewards than Jack.<br />

According to social exchange theory, Carla is likely to<br />

A. break up with Jack in favor of the relationship with Ted.<br />

B. invest more in the relationship with Jack and try to forget about Ted.<br />

C. break up with Jack, forget about Ted, and seek an even more favorable third partner.<br />

D. try to maintain relationships with both Jack and Ted.<br />

Question 15 of 40<br />

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Often, toward the beginning of romantic relationships, we experience ________, whereas after<br />

the relationship has continued for a number of years, we experience ________.

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