Walster, Aronson, and Abrahams (1966) invited first-year students to a Welcome Week dance and informed them that a computer would pair them up on the basis of personal data. Once the dance was over, which factor predicted whether participants wanted to see their “dates” again?
a. how similar the participants felt they were to their dates
b. the physical attractiveness of the dates
c. the self-esteem of the participants
d. the family background of the participants
Ans: B
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