PSYC 260 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Physical Attractiveness, Positive Illusions, Random Assignment
20 Feb 2015
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Altruism actions we do to help others in a selfless way, solely about helping another person. Prosocial behaviour mixed motives, overall helps others. The more we see and interact with people, the more likely they are to become our friends and lovers: propinquity effect: occurs at many levels. Operates on large and small scales: experiment: 1950s, large group of students were to list 3 closest friends in their dorms. In the beginning people were assigned to living spaces randomly. 65% of best friends were in the same building. Also if one lives by a heavy walkway or elevator. Proximity leads to attraction because of the mere exposure effect the more we are exposed to something the more we begin to like it, given that the stimulus is neutral or pleasurable at first. Experiment: moreland and beach 1992, female confederate comes to class 0, 5, 10, 15 times a semester. She sits alone and doesn"t speak to anyone.
