PSYC 110 Study Guide - Physical Attractiveness, Illusory Correlation, Fraternities And Sororities
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Spotlight effect tendency to feel everyone is noticing us, paying attention to us, etc (even though no one usually is) Ingroup people that you can identify with (ex: everyone in psych class is in an ingroup) Outgroup people that are not in the ingroup (ex: everyone not in psych class) We assume good looks = good personality. Attractive people are portrayed favorably in the media. We assume good looks = more competence. Attractive people often get better jobs and salaries. Research tells us that it"s all about symmetry and ratios. Physical attraction is the most determinative factor for both sexes in relationships. Men value a smaller waste and larger hips while women value a man with broad shoulders and a v shaped torso. Also, communication, similarities, morals etc come into play. Organized clusters of ideas about categories of social events and people. People: dumb jocks , social climbers , sorority girls , nerds , etc
