Psychology 2075 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Planned Obsolescence, Traumatic Bonding, Communication

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2075
• Professor: William Fisher

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Attraction: liking and positive evaluation of other, platonic or sexual. What drives attraction: b(cid:455)r(cid:374)e"s la(cid:449) of attra(cid:272)tio(cid:374) Laboratory study of interpersonal attra(cid:272)tio(cid:374): by(cid:396)(cid:374)e"s bogus st(cid:396)a(cid:374)ge(cid:396) te(cid:272)h(cid:374)i(cid:395)ue: similar or dissimilar bogus stranger and interpersonal judgement scale, attitude similarity drove interpersonal attraction. Interpersonal judgment scale, physical proximity, and follow-up measures of attraction were assessed. Attraction to coke date as a function of attitude similarity and physical attractiveness: always an effect of attitude similarity, similar others liked more especially when they are attractive, dissimilar couples stood further apart (below) In every single culture, men rated physical attractiveness as more important than women did. Mate selection preferences in a representative us national sample: low scores mean i don"t want to marry them, women don"t care about not good looking as much, women want to marry older men. What physical features are attractive to men: breasts, waist to hip ratio, facial features.