A Researcher Is Interested in Interpersonal Attraction and the Factors

question 22

Multiple Choice

A researcher is interested in interpersonal attraction and the factors that affect it.She designs a study in which she looks at the effect of similarity and social warmth on interpersonal attraction.Participants in her study meet a target person who either is or is not similar to the participant (the similarity variable) and who is either friendly or aloof (the social warmth variable) .After interacting with the target person under these conditions,participants are then asked to rate how attractive they think the target person is.In this study,the dependent variable is:

• A) similarity.
• B) social warmth.
• C) interpersonal attraction.
• D) All of the answer options are correct.

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Definitions:

Disgust

A strong negative feeling of repugnance and revulsion.

Innate Emotion

Refers to emotional responses that are believed to be inborn, universal, and genetically encoded, not learned through experience.

Learned Emotion

An emotion that individuals acquire through experiences and socialization, which can vary across different cultures and societies.

Seeking

The process of actively looking for or attempting to obtain something, such as information, resources, or fulfillment.