PSYCH 160 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Physical Attractiveness, Takers, David Buss
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Tim, ann, ruowen, emily, peter, lucy, ryan, jason. Proximity: the propinquity effect: we"re often drawn to those that are closest to us. Mit dorms example (festinger, schachter, & bach) Same buildings (65% of friends in same building) Near room (41% of friends were neighbors, 22% were two doors down, 10% of friends were on opposite ends of the floor) The very popular pair of people were the ones by the exit (everyone listed them as a friend)--by a main hub people always have to pass by. Then indicate where friends they put on list lived on chart. Where they lived on campus = where most friends were. Functional distance: the theoretical ease to access that we have a specific individual (large vs small functional distance) Identify people that you can/could meet with face to face in less than 10 minutes when you formed your relationship. Internet effect (e. g. how internet decreases the necessity for proximity)
