PYC 3701 ASSIGNMENT 2

1. The basic motive to seek and maintain interpersonal relationships is known as the - - - - -. 1. affiliation need 2. the affect-centred model of attraction 3. the proportion of similarity 4. an adaptive response Alternative 1 is correct. The basic motive to seek and maintain interpersonal relationships is known as the affiliation need. The need for affiliation with others and to be accepted may be just as basic to our psychological well-being as hunger and thirst to our physical well-being (See chapter 7 in the textbook on page 241 for more information). 2. Regardless of the factors leading up to one liking or disliking another individual, those likes and dislikes are determined by one's immediate - - - - -. 1. proximity 2. effective state 3. need for affiliation 4. interpersonal relationship Alternative 2 is correct. Regardless of the factors leading up to one liking or disliking another individual, those likes, and dislikes are determined by one’s immediate effective state (See chapter 7 in the textbook on page 243 for more information). 3 3. The finding that frequent contact with a mildly negative, neutral, or positive stimulus results in increasingly positive evaluations of that stimulus is known as - - - - -. 1. the similarity-dissimilarity effect 2. the repeated exposure effect 3. the proportion of similarity 4. the affect-centred model Alternative 2 is correct. The finding that frequent contact with a mildly negative, neutral, or positive stimulus results in increasingly positive evaluations of that stimulus and that is known as the repeated exposure effect. The more often we are exposed to a new person, a new idea or a new product, our evaluations of it tend to become more favorable (See chapter 7 in the textbook on page 245 for more information). 4. Sindi is beginning her first year of University. Since one of her goals is to meet people and make new friends in her class, Sindi would be well-advised to - - - - - 1. spend as much time as possible interacting with the instructor. 2. sit at the front of the room and on the end of a row. 3. periodically cut class and spend the time alone in a nearby park. 4. sit between othe