Multiple choice

1. Which of the following characteristics will NOT reduce negative stereotyping in a contact situation? 

Intimacy

Cooperation

Equal status

Independence

2. According to the mere exposure effect, we are most likely to feel attracted to people when: 

they are very similar to us.

they are very different from us.

we have never met them before.

we have met them on previous occasions.

3. Research on interpersonal attraction has shown that people will be more attracted to each other if: 

they have totally opposite beliefs and personalities.

their backgrounds, interests, and values are very similar.

one of them is physically attractive and the other is not.

each has some characteristic that the other wished he or she had.

4. Survey research has revealed that one of the most important qualities that people look for in friends is: 

attractiveness.

loyalty