SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY 10TH EDITION BY
KASSIN EXAM PREP QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS FULLY VERIFIED
◉ loneliness.
Answer: A feeling of deprivation about existing social relations
◉ mere exposure effect.
Answer: The phenomenon whereby the more often people are
exposed to a stimulus, the more positively they evaluate that
stimulus
◉ what-is-beautiful-is-good stereotype.
Answer: The belief that physically attractive individuals also possess
desirable personality characteristics
◉ matching hypothesis.
Answer: The proposition that people are attracted to others who are
similar in physical attractiveness
◉ reciprocity.
,Answer: A mutual exchange between what we give and receive (for
example, like those who like us)
◉ hard-to-get effect.
Answer: The tendency to prefer people who are highly selective in
their social choices over those who are more readily available
◉ intimate relationships.
Answer: A close relationship between two adults involving
emotional attachment, fulfillment of psychological needs, or
interdependence
◉ social exchange theory.
Answer: A perspective that views people as motivated to maximize
benefits and minimize costs in their relationships with others
◉ equity theory.
Answer: The theory that people are most satisfied with a
relationship when the ration between benefits and contributions is
similar for both partners
◉ exchange relationships.
Answer: A relationship in which the participants expect and desire
strict reciprocity in their interactions
, ◉ communal relationship.
Answer: A relationship in which the participants expect and desire
mutual responsiveness to each other's needs
◉ attachment styles.
Answer: The way a person typically interacts with significant others
◉ triangular theory of love.
Answer: A theory proposing that love has three basic components--
intimacy, passion, and commitment--which can be combined to
produce eight subtypes
◉ passionate love.
Answer: Romantic love characterized by high arousal, intense
attraction, and fear of rejection
◉ companionate love.
Answer: A secure, trusting, stable partnership
◉ excitation transfer.
KASSIN EXAM PREP QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS FULLY VERIFIED
◉ loneliness.
Answer: A feeling of deprivation about existing social relations
◉ mere exposure effect.
Answer: The phenomenon whereby the more often people are
exposed to a stimulus, the more positively they evaluate that
stimulus
◉ what-is-beautiful-is-good stereotype.
Answer: The belief that physically attractive individuals also possess
desirable personality characteristics
◉ matching hypothesis.
Answer: The proposition that people are attracted to others who are
similar in physical attractiveness
◉ reciprocity.
,Answer: A mutual exchange between what we give and receive (for
example, like those who like us)
◉ hard-to-get effect.
Answer: The tendency to prefer people who are highly selective in
their social choices over those who are more readily available
◉ intimate relationships.
Answer: A close relationship between two adults involving
emotional attachment, fulfillment of psychological needs, or
interdependence
◉ social exchange theory.
Answer: A perspective that views people as motivated to maximize
benefits and minimize costs in their relationships with others
◉ equity theory.
Answer: The theory that people are most satisfied with a
relationship when the ration between benefits and contributions is
similar for both partners
◉ exchange relationships.
Answer: A relationship in which the participants expect and desire
strict reciprocity in their interactions
, ◉ communal relationship.
Answer: A relationship in which the participants expect and desire
mutual responsiveness to each other's needs
◉ attachment styles.
Answer: The way a person typically interacts with significant others
◉ triangular theory of love.
Answer: A theory proposing that love has three basic components--
intimacy, passion, and commitment--which can be combined to
produce eight subtypes
◉ passionate love.
Answer: Romantic love characterized by high arousal, intense
attraction, and fear of rejection
◉ companionate love.
Answer: A secure, trusting, stable partnership
◉ excitation transfer.
