Factors affecting attraction: matching hypothesis

Question 1

Walster et al

Answer 1

• told students they had been paired with an ideal partner for a dance (actually random)
• couples who were of similar attractiveness to each other tended to to rate their partner higher

Question 2

Palmer and Peterson

Answer 2

• physically attractive people were rated as more politically knowledgeable and competent than unattractive people (halo effect)

Question 3

Murstein

Answer 3

• correlational studies
• judges rated the attractiveness of each partner using photographs
• significant similarity between partners levels of physical attraction were found