PSY 3122 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Physical Attractiveness, Homophily, Casual Sex

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 3122
• Professor: Krystelle Shaughnessy

Document Summary

Rule 2: birds of a feather flock together. If we"re more alike, we"re going to spend more time together. Homophily we tend to be in contact more with people who are more similar to us. Least in terms of religion (in western culture) opposites attract in terms of personality (they are complimentary to each other) Rule 3: heterosexual women, make yourself pretty. Pretty women tend to have more dates, tend to be more popular. Research suggests heterosexual men are going to evaluate heterosexual female partners and put more emphasis on physical attractiveness than on anything else. Interpersonal marketplace: when we"re looking to form a relationship with someone we want someone who"s worth matches our own. Women"s resources are based more on their physical attractiveness than on other components. Biopsych theory would be physical attractiveness is an example of reproductive potential and health. The more valuable person is the one more likely to reproduce and survive.