PSYC 2310 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Physical Attractiveness, Peer Pressure, Storge
11 Apr 2018
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Complementarity: little research shows that people are attracted to those who are fundamentally different from themselves, fatal attraction effect at first arousing and exciting, later strongly disliked. Self-evaluation maintenance model (sem), our self-concept can be threatened if our friends or our partners outperform us. Reciprocity: people are attracted to people who think they are attracted to them, believing that someone likes you can also lead to greater self-disclosure over time, we disclose more to people who disclose to us. Strongly associated with number of (cid:498)memorable interactions(cid:499: more likely to meet and get to know people who live or work near you, familiarity that comes with seeing these people repeatedly over time, ease of maintaining relationship. Predictors of attraction in friendship: many of these factors also predict attraction in friendship. Intimacy alone liking, passion alone infatuation, commitment alone empty love. Storge (friendship love) secure and trusting, similar to companionate their own well-being.
