PSY-8 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Psych
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The more we see and interact with people, the more likely they are to become our friends and lovers and for us to have close relationships with them. Festinger, schachter, and back (1950) tracked friendship formation among couples in apartment buildings. Residents name their 3 closest friends in the housing project. Propinquity: 65% of friends lived in the same building. 41% of next door neighbors were close friends. 22% of those two doors apart were close friends. Aspects of architectural design that make it more likely that some people will come into contact with each other more often than others. Make common areas for people to come into contact with each other. College students introduced themselves first day of psychology class. One year later, everyone given pictures of fellow students and rated how much they liked them as a friend. The more we are exposed to a neutral or favorable stimulus, the more we like it.
