Psychology 2075 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Dopaminergic Pathways, Vasopressin, Reinforcement

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2075
• Professor: William Fisher

Document Summary

Chance of falling for girl next door greater than someone who lives far. Mere-exposure effect like someone if exposed to them repeatedly. We like people who are similar to us. Study: dominant people paired with submissive people reporter greater satisfaction. Similarity on attachment styles was associated with marital satisfaction, but similarity in attitudes was not. Physical appearance is usually rated most important. In african americans, light skin was rated as more attractive i. e. , may use white skin as the standard. People rate themselves on average as less attractive than their partner. People seek relationships in which there is equity and both partners receive the same balance of rewards and costs. Matching phenomenon people choose partners who match them: attitudes, intelligence, attractiveness. In the real world, researchers can"t manipulate the degree of similarity, so they measure the existing (dis)similarity among couples. Perceived similarity extent to which individuals believe their partner is similar on important characteristics.