One of the Reasons Proximity Increases Our Liking for Other

question 96

Multiple Choice

One of the reasons proximity increases our liking for other people is that it

• A) decreases familiarity.
• B) produces the mere-exposure effect.
• C) reduces the number of unpleasant contacts we have with the other person.
• D) produces the forbidden fruit effect.

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