Newcomb's (1961) Classic Study on Attraction in Which He Set

question 10

Multiple Choice

Newcomb's (1961) classic study on attraction in which he set up an experimental college dormitory revealed that

• A) students' friendships with members of the opposite sex tended to turn into romantic relationships.
• B) students who had similar backgrounds tended to like each other.
• C) students who held dissimilar attitudes were more likely to form romantic relationships.
• D) friendships were more likely than romantic relationships to be based on proximity.

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