What is the propinquity effect, and what is the psychological ...

[Ebrown]

What is the propinquity effect, and what is the psychological mechanism underlying this effect?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Femlee (1995) asked 300 college students to reflect on the last relationship they had ended, to list the things that first attracted them to their former partners,
 
  and to list the things that they disliked most about their partners around the time of the breakup. If Michelle is like some of Femlee's participants who experienced a fatal attraction, she will probably say,
  a. At first I loved how spontaneous Patrick was, but after a while he was so undependable and irresponsible.
  b. At first Patrick was so wonderfully independent, but after a while he seemed to need me too much.
  c. At first Patrick was so attractive, but after a while he just let himself go.
  d. At first I loved how sensitive and tender Patrick was, but after a while, he just got so callused and detached.

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: The propinquity effect refers to findings that the more we see and interact with people, the more likely they are to become our friends. We are more likely to see and interact with people both when objective physical distance and functional distance are low. Psychologically, we can explain the propinquity effect with reference to the idea that the more exposure we have to a stimulus (including other people), the more likely we are to like that stimulus; this is known as the mere exposure effect.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: A

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[dlook33]

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