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In explaining the relationship between “average” facial features and attractiveness, which is the most correct statement?
Attractiveness is best explained by symmetry of facial features
Attractiveness is best explained by the removal of individual blemishes and marks
Both facial symmetry and the removal of individual blemishes contribute about equally to attractivenes
Both facial symmetry and the removal of individual blemishes contribute about equally to attractiveness, but only for attractive people
In Sternberg’s model of love, a relationship with passion and commitment but no intimacy is referred to as:
romantic love
fatuous love
empty love
passionate love
An aspect of the interaction between similarity and liking is that
we like people who are similar to us
similarity leads to contempt over time
we want to interact more with those we like
we initially dislike people who are very similar to us
According to Rusbult (1983), there are several factors that directly influence commitment to a relationship. Which of the factors below is not one of these?
when you feel that you would lose little if you ended the relationship
when you feel that you would be better off in another relationship
when you feel passionate love
when you think you would lose a lot if the relationship ended
Commitment to a relationship is a function of
satisfaction with a relationship
barriers to leaving a relationship
both above answers
neither above answers
Which of the following factors is associated with an increase in liking for someone?
the person is encountered frequently
the person has complementary strengths and weaknesses
similarity in attitudes and values
all of the above
What two physical features, according to Braun et al., (2001) make an unattractive person more attractive?
Facial Symmetry & A large chin
Large eyes & Blemishes Removed
Facial Symmetry & Blemishes Removed
None of the above
In a situation where two people's faces are averaged out, the faces are considered to be unattractive.
What could facial symmetry be a sign of?
Their parent's shared too much Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) in their genetics
A visual marker that the person has been less affected by parasites throughout their development
General Health
That they are more likely to be found attractive
What unusual features have been found to be more attractive in women?
Child like features, high forehead and big lips
High forehead & defined cheek bones
Child like features, big eyes and defined cheek bones
Similar looks to yours
What features were found to be most attractive in men?
Child like features and a prominent chin
Child like features
Their status and a full head of hair
A prominent chin
What does MHC mean?
The scale of how attractive people find eachother
The immune system
In Thornhill's experiment, what were women found to desire most in men?
MHC Indicating dissimilarity
Diversity in MHC indicating both dominant and recessive genes
Diversity in MHC indicating only dominant genes
When men were sweaty
In Thornhill's experiment, what were men found to desire most in women?
MHC indicating dissimilarity
Diversity in MHC
Disease resistant genes
MHC indicating dissimilarity & Fetility
What is the meaning of "misattribution of arousal"?
When people accidentally fall in love with the wrong person
When people do a dangerous activity together and trigger their fight or flight emotion
When people do a dangerous activity together, gaining adrenaline and mistake it for attraction
When people find each other attractive
What does a waist-to-hip ratio of .7 signify in women?
That they are attractive
That they have child baring hips and found to be unattractive
That they're attractive and have a lower likely hood of childbirth problems
That their will be a higher likely hood of them having childbirth problems
What WHR do women favour in men?
.10
.8
.7
.9
Attractiveness is a major predictor that people will feel desire to meet up again.
Cultural and Historical differences are a good indicator as to whether someone will find another person over or under weight.
Is there evidence backing up the common saying "Opposites attract?"
No
Yes, but only if the characteristics are what we value but lack in ourselves
Yes, because people are more likely to fall in love with someone that is nothing like themselves
Yes, because it makes the relationship more interesting for both people
Are people more likely to fall for other's if they are in close proximity?
Yes, so long as they are not creepy
No, as they get annoying
No, that would be creepy
Yes, even if they originally found them to be creepy
If you take your partner home to meet your parents, and your parents decide they are not the correct person for you, how are you most likely to react according to Driscoll, Davies & Lipetz (1972)
You will be more critical of your partner but gain greater love and commitment to the relationship
You will break up with them and respect your parent's wishes
You will stay together for a while but then break up as it's too difficult to be with someone your family hates
Neither of the above
How do relationships become closer?
Shared activities - Spend time together, shared preferences
Self-Disclosure - Revealing aspects of self; accepting disclosures of the other' experienced as intimacy - feeling understood, valued and esteemed.
Sexual Activity - Marks the relationship as different to normal friendships
All of the above
Rewards and costs of a relationship are evaluated against a 'comparison level'. These come from:
Past relationship experience, comparison to other people's relationships and whether being with someone else would be better or worse.
Past relationship experience
Fear of being alone
Comparison to other people's relationships
Behavioral interdependence is when each person in a relationship highly influences each other's decisions and want to spend more time together.
Emotional interdependence is when each person in a relationship are not emotionally affected by each other's feelings and behaviour
Overtime, couples become more similar and features of one person become parts of the other's self concept
In the "Triangular theory of love" one element of intimacy contains:
Feelings of closeness and togetherness
Wanting the relationship to continue
Arousal and sexual attraction
To gain happiness in a relationship, it has to have a social exchange perspective. Meaning exchange of goods, services, love status, money and information
Two forms of inequity are:
Over benefit (Associated with guilt and anger)
Under benefit (Associated with depression, frustration and anger)
Both of the above
means you raise the dissatisfaction with your partner and either discuss it or argue.
is the phase when you think about your partner's faults and inadequacies. Causing you to think about options, such as other potential partners.
is where you involve other people in the argument, searching for support and assistance.
is where you self-justify your strategies and decide whether to break up or not.