CAS PS 261 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Social Comparison Theory, Repetition Compulsion, Projective Identification
2 Nov 2016
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Interpersonal attraction: internal sources, hard-wired to need humans. Need for affiliation spectrum (high need ---- low need) Situational influences toward affiliation: crises, illnesses, all in this together . Maslow"s needs hierarcy (level three: belongingness and love, (affiliation / acceptance) Familiarity: repeated exposure effect (zajonc, ex: mexicans on the commuter rail stations. Physical beauty: we do judge a book by its cover oftentimes , beautiful is good effect. Projection (physical attraction desire relationship perceived positive traits) Components of attractiveness: red, cute vs mature, composite features, body build, gait, body language, name, je ne sais quoi . Similarity birds of a feather : harville hendrix couples / projective identification and repetition compulsion. Similarity dissimilarity effect (with attitude similarity: proportion of similarity = mathematical average of similar beliefs, ex: matching hypothesis similarity in attractiveness level, (opposite of beauty and the beast, balance theory, social comparison theory (festinger)
