Define homogamy and discuss the findings of at least one study that supports this as a factor of attraction.
What will be an ideal response?
Ans: Homogamy means pairing like with like. Terman and Buttenweiser (1935) found that happy spouses tended to be very similar to one another. Other research found that attitude similarity was only important in the early stages of a relationship and that personalities become more important later.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: What Attracts us to Someone?
Difficulty Level: Medium
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