Attraction & the "Dating Market"

Question 1

Social exchange theory

Answer 1

Seek the most fulfilling partners
—those that will
maximize rewards while
minimizing costs

Question 2

Functional distance

Answer 2

likelihood of coming into contact with other people
due to location or features of architectural design

Question 3

Perceptual fluency explanation

Answer 3

– Easier to process information about familiar stimuli (greater fluency)
– Pleasant feelings associated with more fluent processing

Question 4

THE “AVERAGENESS”
EFFECT

Answer 4

Faces that are “average” are seen as more
attractive

Question 5

Misattribution of arousal

Answer 5

attributing physiological arousal (e.g.,
sympathetic nervous system activation) to the wrong source

Question 6

Attraction/liking is related to

Answer 6

• proximity (strongest predictor)
• similarity - we like people who are like us
• reciprocity - we like people who like us

Question 7

We do we love people who don’t love us back (unrequited love)

Answer 7

• Level of reward/benefits perceived in the potential relationship you could have (high value person: harry styles, older siblings best friend, etc.)
• You think it might change someday
• You like being in love with them even if you are not getting love back