PSYCH 360 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Physical Attractiveness, Ingratiation, Attachment Theory
20 Apr 2016
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What leads to friendship and attraction: anticipation of interaction. Expectation that people will be pleasant: mere exposure. Tendency for novel stimuli to be liked more or rated more positively after the rater has been repeatedly exposed to them. Looks are a predictor of how often one dates. Women vote for approachable men: the matching phenomenon. Tendency for men and women to choose as partners those who are a. Good match in attractiveness and other traits: physical-attractiveness stereotype. Presumption that physically attractive people possess other socially desirable traits as well. Is the beautiful is good stereotype accurate: attractive people are valued and favored, and so many develop more social self-confidence. Whatever people of any given place and time find attractive. Assumption that beauty signals biologically important information. Use of strategies, such as flattery, by which people seek to gain another"s favor. How we feel about ourselves determines how we feel about our relationships.
