PSY424H1 Lecture : Lecture 2
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Chemistry: positive assessment of the physical relationship. Interpersonal process: unique dynamics emerge from the combination of two personalities (not 1+1=2!!: feeling out of control: very unpredictable; hard to control falling in love, but could control falling out of love, subjective. What leads to attraction: situational factors: strongest predictor of who falls in love with whom, proximity, familiarity. men: producing jokes (only men were rated more attractive when using humor in self-description) women: appreciating jokes (degree of women"s laughter predicts interest in dating: universal personality features, kind, understanding, intelligent, dependable, emotionally stable, mutual attraction, universal facial features, symmetry (evolutionary perspective), averageness (more representative of broader population) www. notesolution. com. baby face: smaller chin, higher eyebrows, larger eyes, full lips. maturity: high cheekbones, narrow cheeks, think long hair. masculinity: large jaw, broad forehead, prominent cheekbones, moderately broad shoulders. mix of masculine and feminine may be preferred. men and women faced different adaptive problems: evidence.
