Psychology 2720A/B Chapter Chapter 9: Interpersonal Attraction

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2720A/B
• Professor: Mike Morrison

Document Summary

Self-expansion = the desire to want to blend in with other people allowing access to their experiences, insights and knowledge. Propinquity effect: the finding that the more we see and interact with people, the more likely they are to become our friends. Experiment tracking friendship formation: participants were randomly assigned to live in a complex of 17, two-story apartment buildings, participants did not know each other, participants were asked to name their 3 closest friends within the complex. Results: 65% of residents listed people who were in the same building. Many residents listed their next-door neighbour in their closest friendships. Functional distance: aspects of building designs that determine which people you cross paths with most often: features of buildings that physically allow you to interact with other people. Mere exposure effect: the finding that the more exposure we have to a stimulus, the more apt we are to like it.