PSY327H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Signal Strength In Telecommunications, Advantageous, Trait Theory
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What is attraction: evaluating another person positively (not just romantic, we are often attracted to people whose presence is rewarding. Three factors that influence attraction: similarity, familiarity (proximity, reciprocity. Factor #1: similarity: 1,000 married couples provided information about themselves on 88 characteristics. Thus for instance if both partners are low in neuroticism they are more happier in the relationship. Contrary to popular belief, i do not believe that friends are necessarily the people you like best; they are merely the people who got there first. - sir peter ustinov. Mere exposure effect: the tendency for novel (new) stimuli to be liked more after we have been repeatedly exposed to them (true as long as there is no initial disliking) Factor #3: reciprocity: we like people who like us, we like others more after knowing they like us (backman & secord, 1959, participant interacted with a confederate.
