Class 7 Flashcards
Speed dating study people
Eastwick and Finkel.
Speed dating study procedure
Asked participants to state what they want in a man, then set them up on a variety of 4 minute dates. Then they rated dates on their attractiveness and earning prospects and if they liked them
Speed dating study results
Participants self reported traditional sex differences but in actual the ratio of what men and women want was equal
Conclusion of speed dating study
People don’t seem to know why they go for the people they do
Time of day study quesiton
Do girls get prettier at closing time? By pennebaker
Time of day study procedure
Men and women approached at 9, 10:30, and 12 were asked to rate attractiveness of people in the bar.
Time of day study
People found each other more attractive the later it got. Those is relationships were unaffected. Called the closing time effect.
Time of month study
Women not on birth control rated different facial features at different times
During ovulaiton
Greater preference for more masculine faces
Other times of the month
More feminine faces
Evidence against universal attraction
Varies across time and culture, depends on social comparison,
Likable people
Are perceived as more attractive
Factors of attraciton
Somethings we think are important aren’t (status) and things we think aren’t important are (time of day)
Types of love
Passionate and companionate proposed by Berscheid and Walster
Passionate love
Aroused state of intense positive absorption in another, usually at the beginning of a love relationship
Response and feelings of passionate love
Infactuation, strong uncontrollable thoughts, mentionitis. Dopamine release similar to those starting drugs
Companionate love
The feelings of intimacy and affection we feel towards someone with whom our lives are deeply intertwined
Companionate love characterization
Affection and trust, and oxytocin released
Companionate love examples
Nonsexual relationships with friends and family, or in sexual relationships where there is intimacy over passion
Robert Sternberg’s theory
Triangular theory of love. Has 3 components
3 components of Sternberg’s theory
Intimacy, passion, and commitment
Intimacy
Feelings of being close and bonded
Passion
Arousal and sexual attention
Commitment
Short term commitment to love your partner, long term to maintain that love and stay together
