John, an average-looking student has been dating three people. Anne is an extremely attractive and popular student. Mary is rather plain looking, rather unattractive in fact, but she is a very bright student. Emily is moderately attractive. According to the matching hypothesis:

a. John is most likely to develop a more serious relationship with Emily
b. John is more likely to develop a romantic relationship with Anne than with Emily
c. John will probably continue to date Mary but not the other two girls
d. six months from now John is more likely to still be seeing Mary than either of the other two girls
e. none of the above


Ans: a

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