Psychology 2075 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Facial Symmetry, Interpersonal Attraction, Physical Attractiveness

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2075
• Professor: William Fisher

Document Summary

Provides consensual validation concerning critical but unverifiable issues. It drives interpersonal attraction because it is reinforcing. Nonsexual acts as natural expressions of love. Love as a natural excuse for sexual expression. It is assumed that this is a linear model: but what about: These examples don"t follow the linear model . Attraction: liking and positive evaluation of other, platonic or sexual. Attitude similarity interpersonal agreement strongly positively reinforcing. Coke date - interpersonal judgment scale, physical proximity and follow-up measures of attraction were assessed. Similarities with an attractive date were increased than with an unattractive date. Attitude similarity to an emotionally troubled person. In this case, attitude similarity is punishing and will drive avoidance. Evolutionarily speaking, physical attractiveness is an indicator of youth and fertility. Physical attractiveness should be more important to men than women (fertility cues) Confirmed by buss (1989) study with suitability for marriage rating.