Exam 4

Question 0

Proximity

Answer 0

-Festinger, Schachter, & Black (1950)
-Randomly assigned MIT grad students to rooms
-6 mo. later: measured closest friends
~2/3 of Ps had best friends on the same floor
-Works in classrooms, college dorms, workplace, etc.

Question 1

What situational factors influence attraction?

Answer 1

Proximity 
Familiarity
Similarity
Reciprocal Liking
Anxiety

Question 2

Familiarity

Answer 2

-we tend to like those who are familiar to us
-may explain the proximity effect
-Remember:
mere exposure effect, trash bag man