Living in a Social World
Psy 324: Advanced Social Psychology
Spring, 1998

Physical Attraction Quiz
Chris Hendricks, Dawn Olson
Seth Hall & Jonathan Batt

Question Format

Instructions: Click on one or more squares to test your knowledge of physical attraction. When you are finished, you can get your score by clicking on the "submit" button.  To see the correct answers, see the answer key.

 

Cross Cultural Attributions Gender Roles
10 Points 10 Points 10 Points
20 20 20
30 30 30

 

Cross-cultural aspects:

1. (10 points)  Which theory helps to describe differences in attraction or friendships in a cross-cultural setting?

A. two-factor theory
B. reinforcement theory
C. social norms approach

2. (20 points) Does exposure to Western Culture influence attractiveness?

A. yes
B. no

3.  (30 points) Some African cultures use their appearance to denote such things as age, status, background, and:

A. intent to marry
B. tribe affiliation
C. favorite colors

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Attributions:

1. (10 points) These people are assumed to be successful, intelligent, and sociable:

A. highly attractive
B. median attractive
C. low attractive

2.  (20 points) These people endure resentment from the members of their own sex:

A. abnormally attractive
B. median attractive
C. normal attractive

3. (30 points) These defendants receive harsher penalties in our present judicial system:

A. highly attractive
B. median attractive
C. less attractive

 

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Gender roles:

1.  (10 points) Which statement best represents men’s ideals for women’s physique?

A. the thinner the better
B. curvaceous bodies in Playboy magazine
C. women found in Vogue magazine

2.  (20 points) Which statement best represents women’s ideals for men’s features?

A. features portraying dominance
B. neoteneous features like large eyes and full lips
C. men of extremely large build with exaggerated facial features

3. (30 points) Which statement best represents men’s ideal for their own bodies?

A. most men want to gain weight rather than lose it
B. most men want to lose weight and wish they were shorter
C. most men want large hips and narrow shoulders

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The code for the attraction quiz scoring program was written by Brad Whitaker

 

Answer Key:

Cross-cultural:

Give yourself 10 points if you answered "C"

Give yourself 20 points if you answered "No"

Give yourself 30 points if you answered "A"

 

Attributions:

Give yourself 10 points if you answered "A"

Give yourself 20 points if you answered "A"

Give yourself 30 points if you answered "C"

 

Gender roles:

Give yourself 10 points if you answered "B"

Give yourself 20 points if you answered "B"

Give yourself 30 points if you answered "A"

Scoring table:

Expert 150 to180 points
Intermediate 90 to 140 points
Novice 0 to 80 points

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