Psychology 2070A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Capilano Suspension Bridge, Follicular Phase, Ovulation

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2070A/B
• Professor: Sarah Stanton

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Propinquity: we are more likely to become close with people we see and interact with often. Involves actual physical distance + functional distance. Works because of the mere exposure effect. Mere exposure effect: the more exposure we have to a stimulus, the more apt we are to like it. Similarity: we are more likely to become close with people who are similar to us, especially in attitudes and values. When we like someone, we might adjust our perceptions of similarity (downplay differences) Alternate view: repulsion hypothesis dissimilarity leads to repulsion. Reciprocity: we are more likely to become close with people who like us back. When it comes to romance, we like others who like us and only us. If laura desires tim more than she desire other men, he desires her more than he desires other women. If laura desires all men more than the other women do, men generally desire her less than they desire other women.