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Timothy, a brilliant investment banker, makes millions each year. He is not very good-looking, but he marries a beautiful, young supermodel. In the context of physical attractiveness, Timothy and his wife most likely exhibit ________ in this scenario.
A. asset matching
B. the ingratiation effect
C. the spotlight effect
D. the mere- exposure effect
Answer:
Timothy and his wife most likely exhibit A. asset matching in this scenario.
Explanation:
Asset matching is a phenomenon observed by psychologists in matching hypothesis. The matching hypothesis concerns the preference individuals display to form relationships with those who resemble them. Resemblance can come in a variety of attributes, such as age, education level, social status, ethnicity, personality traits, values, physical appearance, etc. Asset matching happens because people tend to select partners whose assets are similar to their own. Timothy and his supermodel wife are both wealthy people, which characterizes their selection of each other as asset matching. That wouldn't be the case, however, if Timothy had married a working class woman.
