PSYCH235 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Speed Dating, East Asian Cultural Sphere, Miss Germany

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH235
• Professor: Denise Marigold

Document Summary

270 mit students randomly assigned to apartments within 17-building. Asked to name 3 closest friends within the complex. Of friends mentioned were from same building. Out of students living on same floor More opportunity to discover commonalities and exchange rewards. Expecting to meet or date someone boosts liking. The more familiar even if not interacting the more you run into them the more positvely you feel. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder , you find someone more attractive then your friend may. Good looking baby= moms more affectionate & playful. Less attractive baby= moms focus on other people/things. Infants tend to stare longer at attractive adults. Children tend to believe attractive adult more than unattractive adult. One study found that jury less likely to call more attractive person guilty. Single professor went speed dating for real. Left with two feelings , that was fun and what a great way to study attraction.