Factors Affectting Attractivness

Question 1

What are the theee factors?

Answer 1

1. Self disclosure
2. Physical attractiveness
3. Filter theory

Question 2

What is self disclosure?

Answer 2

• the amount of revealing personal information revealed to an individual.
• more intimate info disclosure = romantic relationship
• based on trust. No trust = no disclosure

Examples: hobbies/ interests , hopes/ fears

Question 3

What are the 4 disclosure types? Give definition

Answer 3

1. Appropriateness of disclosure
   - revealing personal information can be inappropriate- ie first date
2. Attributes for disclosure
   - more special someone feels = more intimate relationship - less attraction if someone tells the info to everyone
3. Gender differences
   - women better disclosures of information - more attraction if a male does as they are not used to disclosing
4. Content of the disclosure
   - choosing higher and lower levels of intimacy disclosure - not to frighten the person away - keep it appropriate

Question 4

Name research into self disclosure .

Answer 4

• research found self disclosure is a gradual increasing of depth and breadth.

Question 5

Evaluation for self disclosure.

Answer 5

❌ self disclosure is not a singular attraction works along side other attractions

Question 6

What is physical attractiveness

Answer 6

• initial attraction to someone
• halo effect - better looking beloved you are a nicer person aswell
• facial symmetry - muscles
• fertility - good hair, child baring hips , eyes

Question 7

What is the matching hypothesis developed by waltser?

Answer 7

• partners seek romantic relationships with people with a similar physical attractiveness to them selves.
• less chance of being rejected
• feel more secure - too good looking may find another partner

Question 8

What is the filter theory?

What are the three factors affecting it?

Answer 8

• choice of partners affected by availability of those possible to select from
  1. Similarity in demographic variables - chance of meeting up and seeing one another - work, social events
  2. Similarly in attitudes - same beliefs = more compatible - more attracted
  3. Complementarity - meet each other’s needs - emotionally - better relationship - long term

Question 9

Research into filter theory

Answer 9

• found that people who lived closest to the stairway met the most people and formed the most friendships - demographic variables afffect choice.

Question 10

What is the evaluation for the filter theory?

Answer 10

❌ culturally bias - individualistic cultures reseed - colectivistic cultures may be affecting differently

❌ creates friendships not romantic relationships