Apparently People Sometimes Like Others Based on Nothing More Than

question 31

Multiple Choice

Apparently people sometimes like others based on nothing more than familiarity. This is called the ____.

• A)social allergy effect
• B)matching hypothesis
• C)propinquity effect
• D)Coolidge effect

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Definitions:

Size Constancy

The tendency to perceive an object as being the same size even as the size of its retinal image changes according to the object’s distance.

Texture Gradient

A monocular cue for depth based on the perception that closer objects appear to have rougher (more detailed) surfaces.

Monocular Cues

Stimuli suggestive of depth that can be perceived with only one eye.

Frequency Theory

The theory that the pitch of a sound is reflected in the frequency of the neural impulses that are generated in response to the sound.