Author Question: Joshua happened to be sitting next to Brittany when the professor returned term papers to the class. ... (Read 241 times)

Zulu123 · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Joshua happened to be sitting next to Brittany when the professor returned term papers to the class. Brittany received an unexpectedly high grade and the teacher's comments were very flattering to her.

Brittany now finds herself liking Joshua a bit more than before. This occurrence is best explained by the ________. a) need for affiliation
b) similaritydissimila rity effect
c) associated effect of emotions
d) power of proximity

Question 2

Karen and James are taking the same social psychology class. Karen happened to be standing next to James in the college post office when he received a letter from home that contained an unexpected 50.00.

A short time later, James was asked to evaluate Karen as part of a class project. His evaluation of Karen is higher than it otherwise might have been because of the ________. a) similaritydissimila rity effect
b) power of proximity
c) associated effect of emotions
d) need for affiliation