Popular wisdom is often contradictory, as with the following two sayings: 1) "opposites attract" and 2) "birds of a feather flock together.". Research on the relationship between similarity and liking suggests that
a. statement #1 is more accurate? people tend to be more attracted to those who are dissimilar from themselves.
b. statement #2 is more accurate? people tend to be more attracted
to those who are similar to themselves.
c. both are right for different people? heterosexual men tend to be attracted to similar others whereas gay mentend to be attracted to dissimilar others.
d. both are right in different conditions? people are attracted to similar others when they are interested in longterm relationships, but they prefer dissimilar others for less serious relationships without commitment.
b
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a. 3 c. 7 b. 4 d. 12
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a. we are considering our impact on future generations. b. if we are stagnant we may choose euthanasia. c. death anxiety is increasing as we age. d. all the world's a stage and all the men and women merely players.
A good behavioral definition requires you to make inferences about internal states or motivation of the individual
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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a) ten percent b) one-quarter c) one-half d) two-thirds