PSYCO241 Lecture Notes - Lecture 70: Peter Ustinov, Interpersonal Attraction, Suspension Bridge
21 Mar 2019
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Interpersonal attraction: the study of attraction or liking between two or more people. Contrary to popular belief, i do not believe that friends are necessarily the people you like best; they are merely the people who got there first. - sir peter ustinov. Festinger, schachter, & back (1950): westgate housing study: mit students randomly assigned to 1 of 17 buildings in an apartment complex, previously strangers, asked who 3 closest friends from the complex were. 65% of friends mentioned lived in the same building: those in the same building represented only 5% of all residents. Why does proximity influence attraction: opportunity for interactions, we are more likely to meet and interact with people who are physically close by the more we interact, the more likely we will become friends. Mere exposure effect: we tend to like novel stimuli more after we have been repeatedly exposed to them (i. e. , familiarity)
