PSY 274 Inquizitive Week 10: Close Relationships

Which of the following statements about the stability of attachment styles are accurate and which are not?

Accurate Statement(s) Different attachment styles can be momentarily primed or activated. People may have different attachments styles in different relationships. Innaccurate: A person's attachment style within a given relationship will be entirely stable over time. Attachment styles are determined in early infancy, and once set they can never change.

Which of the following statements about the role of gender in attractiveness are accurate and which are not?

Accurate Statement(s) Attractiveness is more important in determining women's life outcomes than men's. Physical attractiveness has more weight in assessments of the popularity of women and gay men than in that of heterosexual men. Women benefit more from physical beauty in terms of obtaining financial and social resources than men. Inaccurate: Women deemed unattractive have about the same amount of negative experiences at work as similarly unattractive men.

Which of the following statements about communal relationships and approaches are accurate and which are not?

Accurate Statement(s) Individuals in communal relationships come to resemble one another in the timing of their laughter and their specific emotional experiences. Communal relationships are based on a sense of "oneness" and family-like sharing of common identity. Inaccurate: People in European countries are inclined to take a communal approach to many situations in which people from Asian societies would take an exchange approach. In communal relationships, giving and receiving are governed by concerns about equity and reciprocity.

The mere exposure effect holds that repeated exposure to a person will lead to increased liking of the person—and research studies support this contention. Which of the following explanations have been offered for why mere repeated exposure leads to liking and which have not?

Explanation(s) Familiar stimuli are easier to perceive and cognitively process. It has the effect of classical conditioning. not: It has the effect of cognitive dissonance. Familiarity tends to breed contempt.