Newcomb (1961) Had Participants Fill in Questionnaires About Their Attitudes

question 21

Multiple Choice

Newcomb (1961) had participants fill in questionnaires about their attitudes and values before they arrived at university. Although in their first few weeks of university participants preferred those who lived close to them, over time attraction was more closely related to similarity in their initial attitudes. Such findings suggest that ______.

• A) only physical or obvious bases for similarity are important
• B) similarity on the basis of psychological characteristics are important in the early phases of a relationship, but a physical basis for similarity becomes more important over time
• C) proximity is more important than similarity
• D) a physical basis for similarity is important in the early phases of a relationship, but similarity on the basis of psychological characteristics becomes more important over time

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