PSY220H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Equity Theory, Attachment In Adults, Social Exchange Theory
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Overview: what attracts us to another person, what is love, why do we love, how do we maintain relationships, why do relationships end, how do relationships end, **not covering a lot in lecture --> know textbook info** Factors that influence attraction: some of majors factors that attract us to others: The finding that the more we see + interact w/ people, the more likely they are to become our friends. Interested in which of these student couples would become friends w/ each other by end of semester. Whether became friends, depended where ss lived in the building. Found that those that lived on same floor more likely to become friends than those living on different floors. Thus actual proximity or distance can impact attraction. Also found that participants were more likely to become friends with those that lived in different floors but same area.