In Murstein's stimulus-value-role theory, who is in the stimulus phase of mate selection?
a) Joey and Jada are dating and trying to find out if they share values and ideas.
b) Joey looks across the room and feels Jada might be right for him.
c) Joey and Jada are figuring out if they want to live together.
d) Joey and Jada decide that they are too different, and so go their separate ways.
Answer: b) Joey looks across the room and feels Jada might be right for him.
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A) to become anxious or depressed about our place in the world. B) to draw incorrect conclusions and then become convinced that they are accurate. C) to doubt our intuition and gut feelings in important real-life circumstances. D) to underestimate our general levels of cognitive abilities and skills.