Psychology 2035A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: American Psychological Association, Attachment In Adults, Online Dating Service

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2035A/B
• Professor: Matthew Maxwell

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How are we seeing changes to the traditional model of. * how do same- sex marriages di er from heterosexual marriages: how can couples overcome problems in their relationships and marriages, what are the predictors and consequences of divorce, application: understanding intimate partner violence* Recall: opposites attract, or birds of a feather: more overall support for for similarity attraction. People tend to choose partners that are similar to themselves in attitudes, intelligence and attractiveness. The interpersonal marketplace: attraction determined by how much we think we can o er and buy . Most people tend to know their relative attractiveness level (marcus & miller, 2003) Desirability = physical attractiveness x probability of acceptance (shanteau & Nagy, 1979: barb = 5/10 , bill = 9/10, george = 6/10. Barb"s chances of getting bill: 2/10; george: 8/10: desirability of bill = 9 x2 =18, desirability of george = 6 x 8 =48.