Psychology 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: James W. Pennebaker

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Dr.Mike

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Facilitating factors: propinquity, physical proximity b, festinger et al (1950) military base study. Increases chance that 2 people will come into contact c. i. Ease of interaction important side by side vs different rows: bossard (1932) d. i. 50% of brides and grooms lived within 20 blocks prior to marriage; 30% within 5 blocks: mere exposure, the initial reaction must be neutral or mildly positive b. If the initial reaction is negative repeated exposure results in decreased liking. If familiarity results in liking do we prefer familiar stimuli c: grush et al (1978) d. i. Media exposure more likely to win election: mita, dermer and knight (1977) e. i. Normal vs mirror image photos: emotional state, schaefer visit bars, music can influence attraction, reinforcement affect model d, kleinke et al (1986) Looked at preferred opening lines: physical attractiveness, major factor important to both males and females, not everyone responds in the same fashion, attractiveness increases from the single point to the morphed point.