Question

Jeremy feels that Gloria is far too good looking for him, but he's comfortable dating Jody, since he sees her as about as physically attractive as he is. A psychologist would say Jeremy is illustrating the _______ hypothesis. A. matching B. reciprocity C. similarity D. looking glass

Answer 1

The correct option is C.
Similarity hypothesis refers to the tendency that people are more likely to be attracted to others who are similar to them in important aspects. Similarity effect is especially strongest for aspects such as value, activity preference, attitude and attractiveness.The theory is also called similarity attraction hypothesis.