PSYCH 3AC3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Pole And Polar, Social Skills, Meta-Analysis
11 Jan 2017
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Reward model: the people we are most likely to be with are those that we feel rewards when being with (e. g. approval, acceptance, attention) The balance of the positive things is what decides whether we will be with or stay with a person. Propinquity: physical proximity (people who are physically nearby to us are more attractive) Physical proximity plays a role in whether we will: Meet people (e. g. in lecture, you meet friends who sit in the same area you do) Fun fact: research on online dating says that the sooner you meet the person and the closer they live to you, the longer the relationship will last. Festinger, schachter, & back (1950) westgate study on propinquity and friendship. After wwii, tons of soldiers were coming home and were being offered the opportunity to go to university for cheap, so there was a huge influx of mature students going to university.
