PSYC 360 Midterm: Study Guide Exam 3.doc

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Note: the exam will cover chapters 10, 11, 9 & 12, and all lectures from that period. You tend to be attracted to people that you are around the most (propinquity). He asked people in an apartment building who their best friend was. The majority of people (65%) listed a person one door down from them. Moreland and beach did a study in 1992 where they had a female confederate attend college courses. At the end of the course they had people rate how attractive she was based off of a picture. The classes she had attended the most gave her the highest attractivness rating: physically attractive individuals are treated more positively in many respects. Attractive people make more money, have more friends, and as a result have better social skills. For men this is a strong jaw and broad shoulders. For women it is a small nose and big smile.