PSYC 30 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Leon Festinger
23 Dec 2020
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Affiliation is a necessary first step in the formation of a social relationship. But each of us is drawn to some people more than to others. According to one perspective, people are attracted to others with whom a rewarding relationship seems possible. The rewards may be direct attention, support, money, status, information. Or the rewards may be indirect as when it feels good to be with someone who is beautiful, smart, or funny. Recognizing the role of rewards and the call of our evolutionary past provides broad perspectives for understanding human attraction. Canada, was the fourth country to legalize same-sex marriages. Therefore, it is important to realize that many of the basic processes described in this chapter affect the development of all close relationships. We are most likely to become attracted to someone whom we have seen and become familiar with. There are two basic and necessary factors in the attraction process: proximity and exposure.
