PSYCH 221 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Equity Theory, Social Exchange Theory, Evolutionary Psychology
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Propinquity effect: the more you see and interact with people, the more likely they will become your friend: mere exposure: the more you see something positive, the more you like it. The more you see something negative, the less you like it. Similarity: opposites (complementary view) do not attract, except for a short-term fling: similar opinions, backgrounds, personality promote liking, similar experiences fuel liking, similar appearance, sit closer to physically similar others, dna more genetically similar to friends. Akin to sharing a great (three times) grandparent. Feeling similar is more important than actual similarity . Reciprocal liking: if people like us, we like them: powerful enough to stop people from the tendency to attend to attractive faces. Familiarity explains all: propinquity: if we see someone frequently, we are more familiar with them, similarity: if similar, then they seem similar, reciprocal liking: if like each other, familiar with each other, also explains physical attractiveness.
