Formation- Similarity

Question 1

Researchers

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Byrne, Clore and Smeaton

Question 2

Main proposition

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Similarity promotes liking

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Stages in relationship formation

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1. People sort potential partners for dissimilarity to themselves
2. Out of the remaining partners people chose someone most similar to themselves

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2 factors that having similarity in is most likely to promote relationship formation

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1. Personality- most attracted to similar traits (esp long term relationships)
2. Attitues- attitude alignment-modify behaviours to become similar

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Dissimiliarity is more important

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Rosenbaum- Disimilarity-repulsion hypothesis- Singapore and US- participants first attracted to similarities but dissimilarity then became the best indicator of relationship formation- those with highest levels least likely to form,

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Reductionism

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Research into similarity has only dealt with attitude and personality. Narrow view- similar self concept, economic level and physical condition- Speakman- choose partners with similar levels of body fat

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Research support

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Lehr and Geher- Lab exp- 50 students given description of a stranger with varying degrees of attitude similarity to their own. Also statement whether stranger liked participant. DV= measure of liking-likelihood of dating. Liked more when attitudes similar and liked by person= rewarding knowing someone likes you so you like them.