Karen and James are taking the same social psychology class. Karen happened to be standing next to James in the college post office when he received a letter from home that contained an unexpected $50.00. Answer: C

A short time later, James was asked to evaluate Karen as part of a class project. His evaluation of Karen is higher than it otherwise might have been because of the ________.

A) similarity-dissimilarity effect
B) power of proximity
C) associated effect of emotions
D) need for affiliation
E) affect-attraction relationship


Answer: C

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