Chapter 15 Flashcards
Attractiveness halo affect
because someone is attractive people believe that other positive attributes come along with that person
Evolutionary advantage view
suggests that the more symettrical our faces are the more healthier we appear and thus are attractive
Colleagues and Grammer experiment
found that more common faces are more attractive because they are similar
Perceptual bias view
we are more likely to like symmetrical faces as it allows our brains to more easily recognise the face
Natural selection
allows favourable genes to be passed on to offspring
Limitations of Biological theories of attraction
- Cannot predict mates
- Behaviours are unpredictable
- Out-dated concepts as women wanting to rear children
- Attraction is only important for initial attraction
- Cannot explain same sex couples as they can’t reproduce
Sweaty T-shirt study
found that we subconsciously select mates who have differentiating genes to boost immunity in offspring
Strengths of Biological theories of attraction
Studies and brain scans back up evidence
Proximity
how close in terms of distance someone is to each other
Reciprocity
how much each person gives within a relationship
Similarity
similar characteristics that a person shares
Cognitive origins of attraction
our perception and interpretation of a potential mate is what attracts us to them, rather than biological benefit.
Social origins of attraction
living close to someone and seeing someone over and over again makes you more attracted to them
Festinger and Colleagues
found that college students that often bumped into eachother were more likely to become friends, the reasoning behind this is that they are more familiar to us as they pose no threat.
Social exchange
interactions we have in a social circle
