PSYC 333 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Assortative Mating, Attachment In Adults, Physical Attractiveness
31 May 2015
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Reciprocity and uncertainty: experiment involving facebook. Female undergrads told that their facebook profiles had been viewed by male students and that they would be viewing the. Participants who were told they were viewing profiles of men who liked them best reported more attraction. Similarity: tend to like and be attracted to others who are similar to us, homophily more likely to have contact and affiliate with people who are similar to us economic status. Age, level of education, religious views, political views, socio: assortative mating tendency to choose a partner who is similar to oneself. Menstrual cycle effects: what women perceive as attractive varies based on menstrual cycle, women prefer men with more masculine facial features when they are most fertile. In order to increase chance that offspring will be healthy and inherit good genes. Men also rate women"s faces more attractive when the woman is.
