Author Question: Describe the proximity-attraction principle and the mere-exposure effect, and explain how they may ... (Read 94 times)

debasdf · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

Describe the proximity-attraction principle and the mere-exposure effect, and explain how they may be related.

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

In the context of psychology, communication is the process of

a. making sure you are heard and understood
b. making and sharing meanings
c. making sure you understand and hear others
d. None of the above.

shoemake · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answer: The principle states that people tend to become friends with those who live or work near us. The mere exposure effect is the tendency to feel more positively toward people, places, or things we have seen frequently. They are related in that we tend to become friends with people with whom we are in proximity, in part because we have greater exposure to them and thus tend to like them more.

Answer to Question 2

B