Which of the following examples best illustrates how functional distance plays a role in the propinquity effect?
a. Bart doesn't like his next-door neighbor, primarily because of his habit of playing loud music that makes it difficult to get to sleep at night.
b. Marge, whose cubicle is right next to both the kitchen and the elevator, is one of the most popular people in the entire office.
c. Homer prefers to take the stairs rather than the elevator because it decreases his likelihood of running into people he finds annoying.
d. Lisa made more friends in her sophomore-year dorm than in her freshman-year dorm.
Answer: B
You might also like to view...
Adolescents with postconventional levels of moral thinking are more likely to
a. score high on intelligence tests. b. be from Western industrialized countries. c. have friends who act in moral ways. d. act altruistically.
What technique is more commonly used today in order to evaluate age equivalent capabilities?
a. item response theory b. factor analysis c. mental age d. predictive validity
Higgins's (1989) self-discrepancy theory suggests that we each have an "actual self," an "ought self," and an "ideal self.". According to Higgins, discrepancies between the ____ self and the actual self often lead to low self-esteem and feelings of ____
a. ought? frustration b. ought? shame c. ideal? superiority d. ideal? hostility
Within the multidimensional integrative approach to understanding psychopathology, learned helplessness is considered a ______________ dimension
a. biological b. physiological c. emotional d. psychological