PSY 2110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Heterophily, Puberty, Conscientiousness
16 Dec 2017
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The nding that the more we see and interact with people, the more likely they are to become our friends . Selection: they select each other because they"re similar (ex. values, personality to a lesser extent: more common. Socialization: over time they become more similar as they teach each other things. Individualistic cultures tend to have people with bigger social networks - have more individual freedoms to meet people and you make more acquaintances. Won"t be as judged for who your friends are. Collectivistic cultures tend to have people with smaller social networks - they tend to be more exclusive. People are more encouraged to take care of each other and remain close to people in their in-group. Kin, mates, and friends share signi cant levels of similarity. Olfactory genetic homophily: people tend to befriend people that enjoy the same smells as there.
