The complementary needs theory states that individuals are attracted to those who:

a form of interactionism that refers to the tendency to choose or select the situations in which one finds oneself. In other words, people typically do not find themselves in random situations in their natural lives. Instead, they select or choose the situations in which they will spend their time

complementary needs theory

theory of attraction that postulates that people are attracted to people whose personality dispositions differ from theirs.
"opposites attract"
Other than biological sex choices, the complementary needs theory of attraction has not received any empirical support

attraction similarity theory

states that individuals are attracted to those whose personalities are similar to their own.
"birds of a feather flock together"
2003-proven to be the dominant attraction theory except in biological sex choices (women choose men vice versa)

the phenomenon whereby people marry people similar to themselves
in addition to personality, people show assortative mating on a number of physical characteristics, such as height and weight

according  to the violation of desire theory of conflict between the sexes, breakups should occur more frequently when one's desires are violated than when they are fulfilled.
Following this theory, we would predict that people married to others who lack desired characteristics, such as dependability and emotional stability, will more frequently dissolve the marriage

a tendency to feel tense, worried, or anxious during social interactions, or even when anticipating social interactions
Shyness is a common phenomenon, and more than 90%of the population reports experiencing shyness at some point during their lives
Some people, however, seem to be dispositionally shy - they tend to feel awkward in most social situations and so tend to avoid situations in which they will be forced to interact with people

a form of person-situation interaction discussed by Buss. It is based on the idea that certain personality traits may evoke consistent responses from the environment, particularly the social environment

hostile attributional bias

the tendency to infer hostile intent on the part of others in the face of uncertain or unclear behavior from others
Essentially, people who are aggressive expect that others will be hostile toward them

a phenomenon whereby people's beliefs about the personality characteristics of others cause them to evoke in others actions that are consistent with the initial beliefs.
The phenomenon of expectancy confirmation has also been called self-fulfilling prophecy and behavioral confirmation

researchers conducting experiments use manipulation in order to evaluate the influence of one variable (the manipulated or independent variable) on another (the dependent variable)

a technical name given to a classification scheme - the identification and naming of groups within a particular subject field

a manipulative strategy of social interaction referring to the tendency to use other people as tools for personal gain. "High Mach" persons tend to tell people what they want, and rely heavily on lying and deception to achieve their own ends

a style of inflated self-admiration and the constant attempt to draw attention to the self and to keep others focused on oneself. Although narcissism can be carried to extremes, narcissistic tendencies can be found in normal range levels

Personality Ch251)The social and cultural domain of knowledge emphasizes the effects of external factorson an individual's behaviourmore than other approaches emphasize those factors.2)Which of the following isNOTone of the ways discussed in the text that illustrate how personality interacts withsituations?Satisfaction3)People consider personality traits most when they selectfriends.4)When a person's behaviour unintentionally elicits a certain response from another person, we observe evocation5)If a person is treated nicely because she is a friendly person the mechanism of evocationmay be operating.6)Intentionally influencing other people's behaviour is known as manipulation7)A boy who persuades his brother to steal some candy demonstrates the concept of manipulation8)According to international research, the characteristic most desirable in a mate is mutual attraction or love9)Which of the following is most important to most people in choosing a mate?Personality characteristics10)The complementary needs theory states that individuals select mates with personality characteristics that differ fromtheirs.11)Francis, a miserable cook, is looking for a spouse who is a wonderful cook. Francis' preference for someone whocooks would support the complementary needshypothesis on human mating.12)Which of the following names the theory that states that individuals select individuals with characteristics similar totheir own for marriage partners? Assortative mating13)Investigators have found evidence for assortative mating for almost every variable that has been investigated14)Samantha places an on-line personal ad. In her ad she writes that she is very outgoing, conscientious, and open toexperience. She states that she wants the same characteristics in potential mate. Her ad supports the assortative matinghypothesis of mate selection.15)According to the assortative mating hypothesis, individuals who score high on extraversion scales will prefer potentialmates who score high on extraversion16)In 1997,Botwin, Buss, and Shackelfordfound that individuals preferred mates with personality traits that weresimilar to their own personality traits.17)When the correlations between an individual's mate preferences for personality traits and the scores for theirpartner's personality traits are examined there is modest evidence to support the idea that an individual's preferencesfor a mate are related to their partner's personality traits.

Which of the following names the theory that states that individuals select other individuals with characteristics similar to their own for their marriage partners?

Which of the following manipulation tactics primary involves telling others that everyone else is doing it?

Is the deliberate manipulative style of behavior that uses other individuals for personal gain?

Which of the following terms is best defined as a tendency to infer negative intent on the part of others in the face of ambiguous behavior from them?