What Determined Whether College Freshmen Who Had Been Randomly Paired

question 52

Multiple Choice

What determined whether college freshmen who had been randomly paired for a Welcome Week dance liked each other?

• A) similarity in attitudes
• B) similarity in intelligence
• C) physical attractiveness
• D) self-disclosure skills

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Definitions:

Contiguity

In psychology, contiguity refers to the closeness or proximity in time or space between two events or stimuli, often associated with classical conditioning.

Classical Conditioning

The phenomenon where a response, initially elicited by a second stimulus, is later elicited by the first stimulus alone, due to the repeated association of the two stimuli.

Fear

An emotional response to perceived threats, leading to avoidance or defensive behavior.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs through associations between an environmental stimulus and a naturally occurring stimulus.