PSYCH 3AC3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Social Skills, System On A Chip
14 Apr 2016
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Think only in proximate causes mating here isn"t for reproductive success (evolutionary) Reward model: get rewards for being with someone (approval, attention, and acceptance) balance of these makes up more or less likely to stay with someone. Propinquity physical proximity theory those closer are more rewarding. Physical proximity is rewarding because you don"t have to try hard. Research: built residents for soldiers going to school, (married/mature) and observed who they became friends with in westgate apartments designed so some with have more or less people walking by their doors. All signiicant diferences, living one door down has large likelihood of being their friend. Did the same across building found the closer again the more likely you were to be their friend. Someone just being there will make your heart grow fonder. Mere exposure even efective, why familiarity important in a relationship. Research says that being familiar with anything, the more you will like it.
