Unit 4 topic 2- Attraction Flashcards
attraction
positive feeling about another person
biological perspective
changed with evolution, based on finding partner most likely to hold an off-spring.
smell (phermones)
elicits social response. producing offspring with someone who has different genetic composition increases availability for diverse genes and genetic potential
social/cognitive theories of attraction (proximity)
more often you see someone, more likely you are to build experience with and hence attraction
social/cognitive theories of attraction (reciprocity)
enhancing attraction through individuals giving it to one another
similarity
enhancing attraction through individuals seeing similar values and beliefs in others