Factors Affecting Attraction in Romantic Relationships

Question 1

what is the most obvious physical factor that affects whether a relationship will begin?

Answer 1

Whether or not people find each other physically attractive

Question 2

Attraction isn’t always about…

Answer 2

physical features

Question 3

Cunningham (1986) study

Answer 3

asked 75 male undergraduate students to rate photos of 50 females for attractiveness

Question 4

Cunningham (1986) - how many participants were there?

Answer 4

75

Question 5

Cunningham (1986) - what were the genders of the participants?

Answer 5

male

Question 6

Cunningham (1986) - results

Answer 6

he found several features that correlated positively with attractiveness

Question 7

Cunningham (1986) - attractive features

Answer 7

large eyes
small nose
small chins
prominent cheekbones
narrow cheeks

Question 8

What are men more likely to do then women?

Answer 8

report appearance as important in attraction

Question 9

What do both men and women consider?

Answer 9

that appearance is important in a short term relationship

Question 10

What is self disclosure?

Answer 10

sharing information about yourself, including your views and feelings

Question 11

Collins and Miller’s (1994)

Answer 11

showed that people tend to like somebody more if that person has self-disclosed to them

Question 12

self disclosing

Answer 12

tends to increase liking for that person