Psychology 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 29: Physical Attractiveness

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Dr.Mike

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Predicts if people talk/interact with each other (doesn"t predict falling in love) Increase chance that 2 people will come into contact. 50% of brides and grooms lived within 20 blocks prior to marriage; 30% within 5 blocks. Able to talk increase liking for person. But initial reaction must be neutral or mildly positive. If the initial reaction is negative repeated exposure results in decreased liking. You will like the mirror-image version because that is what you see all the time. Your friend will like the normal image more because that is. Grush at al (1978) what they see. Most media exposure will win the election. Sad people play sad songs, happy people play happy songs. Not everyone responds in the same fashion. Waist to hip ratio: . 6 - . 7. Men: 2 lb thinner, photo is 6 months old. Women: 8. 5 lb thinner, 1. 5 years old.