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Attraction Flashcards

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five factors tha influence attraction

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proximity, similarity, reciprocity, physical attractiveness, environmental factors

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attraction

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why people like each other

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close relationships important to everyday life because

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people have a need to belong and feel connection with other people

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happiest top 10% of people have one thing in common

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good relationships with other people

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scientific evidence that relationships are important

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survival and reproduction

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close relationships have larger effect on health than

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excessive drinking, obesity, lethargy, HBP medication - compares to quitting smoking

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proximity

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we like those who are geographically close to us

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proximity dorming experiment

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students randomly assigned to apts within apt complex (rooms spaced differently) and asked who their closest friends were

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results of proximity experiment

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students more likely to name people that lived in units closer to theirs and on their floor vs a different floor

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why is proximity attractive

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we like what we are familiar with - mere exposure effect

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how is agreeableness linked with proximity

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if person is disagreeable proximity hurts; if person is agreeable proximity help

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why does mere exposure effect increase liking

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we recognize these things as safe and can more easily process them

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main types of similarity

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demographics, personality, values/attitudes

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why does similarity increase attraction

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feels good to be validated, like others’ good taste, makes interaction easier and familiar, approval from others is gained, low risk interaction (greater acceptance)

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why does reciprocity incrase attraction

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we like people who like us

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why do we like people who like us (why does reciprocity work)

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reduces our fear of rejection and increases sense of belonging

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reciprocity experiment

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Ps A was told that Ps B likes/dislikes them - 10 minute discussion - measured liking for each other

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results of reciprocity experiment

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when told B likes A both people liked each other after interaction more than when A was told that B didnt like them

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explanation of reciprocity experiment results

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self-fulfilling prophecy caused person A to behave in a way that would cause B to like/dislike them

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we like people who like us especially when

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they don’t like everyone

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why are we attracted to physicality

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signal of good health

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familiarity and physical attractiveness

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we find symmetrical faces more attractive because they are more average and therefore feel more familiar

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what is beautiful is good stereotype

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attractive people judged to have good qualities - these good qualities vary culture to culture

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what is beautiful is good stereotype and self-fulfilling prophecy

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if you are attractive, people treat you differently causing you to respond in such a way that makes you more attractive

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test of what is beautiful is good stereotype

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men were shown pretty or ugly picture of a woman - then talked on the phone with the woman

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results of what is beautiful is good stereotype test

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when shown pretty picture men thought woman was friendly and sociable; when shown ugly picture men thought woman was cold and boring - due to self-fulfilling prophecy

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sex differences in basis for atttraction

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men looking for more attractive women; women looking for more financial stability

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men and women both value

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kindness and intelligence

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men and women both seek

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closeness and find relationships extremely important

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environmental effects on attractiveness experiment

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Gloria approached men on a bridge to ask for help, then gave them number

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results of bridge experiment

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men on bridge more likely to call back than men not on bridge and rated the TAT higher

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TAT

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thematic apperception test

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TAT used to test environmental effects on arousal

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high rating had high sexual themes, low rating had no sexual content

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