PSY220H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Capilano River, Attachment Theory, John Bowlby
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Four factors that influence attraction: proximity, how close we are in physical distance from someone. The people you choose to interact with: contrary to popular beliefs, i do not believe that friends are necessarily the people you like best; they are merely the people who got there first . Married mit students randomly assigned to one of 17 buildings in a housing complex isolated from the rest of the city. Virtually no one knows anyone in the complex. 65% of the residents had at least one friend who lived in their own building. But those living in the same building represented only 5% of all residents. The people had more friends that lived next doors than two doors away, or end of the hall, respectively. How does it work: we have increased opportunity to meet people who live close to us.
