According to the Textbook, the Tendency for People to Be

question 24

Multiple Choice

According to the textbook, the tendency for people to be attracted to others who are similar to them (rather than different from them) is probably ____.

• A)an evolved preference - adaptive for humans and present in other animals as well
• B)a learned preference - something that is taught to people as part of the socialisation process, but not necessarily innate
• C)a cultural phenomenon - something that is normative in individualistic cultures, but less common in collectivistic cultures
• D)an individual differences variable (i.e.a personality difference) - something that is true for some people but not for other people

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