Parasocial Relationships

1. 1Parasocial relationships are...

   1. AOne way
   2. BReciprocal
   3. COften genuine
2. 2Often [blank_start]young[blank_end] children experience parasocial relationships, there is [blank_start]no[blank_end] risk of rejection and is considered [blank_start]practice[blank_end] for a real relationship.

   1. Ayoung
   2. Bolder
   3. Cno
   4. Dsome
   5. Epractice
   6. Fa trial
3. 3What 2 factors increase the chances of the person developing a parasocial relationship?

   1. AIf the target is attractive
   2. BIf the target is unattractive
   3. CIf the target is fictional
   4. DIf the admirer perceived the target as similar or real
4. 4The Absorption Addiction Model was established by [blank_start]McCutcheon[blank_end] (2002)

   1. AMcCutcheon
5. 5People with a lower sense of identity are more likely to...

   1. AAbsorb the identity of their target
   2. BIdentify as their target
   3. CFantasise about their target
6. 6People in parasocial relationships become [blank_start]addicted[blank_end] to someone else’s identity.

   1. Aaddicted
   2. Babsorbed
   3. Cattached
7. 7There is a strong link between the formation of parasocial relationships and...

   1. ALow mental health
   2. BHigh IQ
   3. CLow IQ
   4. DHigh mental health
8. 8Who established the levels of parasocial relationships?

   1. AGiles and Maltby 2006
   2. BMcCutcheon (2002)
   3. CMaltby (2005
9. 9The first level is [blank_start]entertainment social[blank_end], when celebrity information is a source of gossip and interaction; evident in [blank_start]20%[blank_end] of the population. The second level is [blank_start]intense personal[blank_end], when the person has intense and compulsive feelings towards the celebrity; evident in [blank_start]10%[blank_end] of the population. The third level is [blank_start]borderline pathological[blank_end], when the person has uncontrollable behaviours and fantasies about the target; evident in [blank_start]1%[blank_end] of the population.

   1. Aentertainment social
   2. B20%
   3. Cintense personal
   4. D10%
   5. Eborderline pathological
   6. F1%
10. 10What is linked to the entertainment social stage?

    1. ALoneliness
    2. BAnxiety
    3. CPsychotic behaviour

11. 11What is linked to the intense personal stage?

    1. ALoneliness
    2. BAnxiety
    3. CPsychotic Behaviour
12. 12What is linked to the borderline pathological stage?

    1. ALoneliness
    2. BAnxiety
    3. CPsychotic Behaviour
13. 13What attachment type is most likely to develop a parasocial relationship?

    1. AInsecure Resistant
    2. BInsecure Avoidant
    3. CSecure
14. 14What traits make Insecure Resistant children more likely to develop a parasocial relationship?

    1. ANeedy
    2. BClingy
    3. CIndependent
    4. DEmotionally stable
    5. ELack of empathy
15. 15McCutcheon (2006) found a [blank_start]weakening[blank_end] link between attachment type and [blank_start]parasocial relationships[blank_end], but also found a [blank_start]strengthening[blank_end] link between attachment type and [blank_start]attitudes to stalking[blank_end].

    1. Aparasocial relationships
    2. Bstrengthening
    3. Cweakening
    4. Dattitudes to stalking
16. 16Maltby (2005) found young girls developed intense parasocial relationships with women that had something they admired. What was it?

    1. ATheir smarts
    2. BTheir beauty
    3. CTheir bodies
17. 17This admiration can be linked to?

    1. ADepression
    2. BAnxiety
    3. CEating disorders
18. 18Maltby (2003) managed to categorise underlying traits to the 3 levels of parasocial relationships. Entertainment social people were [blank_start]extroverted[blank_end], intense personal people were [blank_start]neurotic[blank_end], and borderline pathological people were [blank_start]psychotic[blank_end].

    1. Aextroverted
    2. Bneurotic
    3. Cpsychotic
19. 19Name 2 limitations to parasocial relationship theories.

    1. ACorrelation not causation
    2. BMethodological issues with self-report
    3. CResearch support
    4. DImposed western etic
    5. EAlpha gender bias

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A level (Relationships) Psychology Test sobre Parasocial Relationships, creado por Evie Cawte el 14/02/2019.

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