Psychology 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Implicit-Association Test, Realistic Conflict Theory, Social Exchange Theory

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Dr.Mike

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For men and women, desire to date partners they met depended far more on physically attractiveness than any other characteristic. Self conscious people likely to gravitate toward attractive people because we often judged by company we keep. Physically attractiveness during university unrelated to life satisfaction in middle age. Physically attractive people do not necessarily have highest self esteem. Beauty linked with self doubt because they attribute praise to beauty, not their inner personality. Matching effect: tendency to have partner whose level of physical attractiveness similar to our own. One reason is that people are picked in order. Another factor is to lessen risk of rejection, people refrain from approaching potential dating partners who are out of league. Average male and female faces more attractive than others. More symmetrical and people prefer facial symmetry. Depending on study, male faces that have been masculinised or feminized most attractive. Self disclosure: sharing of innermost thoughts and feelings in diverse and meaningful experiences.