Elaine Hatfield and Her Colleagues Randomly Matched University of Minnesota

question 67

Multiple Choice

Elaine Hatfield and her colleagues randomly matched University of Minnesota freshmen for a Welcome Week dance.When the students were asked to evaluate their dates,the physical attractiveness of the date was the best predictor of whether someone wanted to go out with that person again.What was the second-best predictor?

• A) similarity of values
• B) sense of humor
• C) intelligence
• D) There was no second-best predictor.

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