PSYC 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 39: Murder Of Kitty Genovese, Physical Attractiveness, Social Perception

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Myriam Mongrain

Document Summary

Chapter 13: love and attraction: altruism, who will help when, attraction, who do we like/mate selection, love, sternberg: intimacy, passion and commitment, physical attractiveness and person perception. Definition: unselfish regard for others" welfare: evolutionary roots. Bystander apathy: case of kitty genovese, failure to help is related to the number of people present, going with the crowd, and identification with victim: illustrated here: Help when someone is a part of your group sometimes a peer. Cost: will it endanger or embarrass me: attraction. Halo effect: what is beautiful is good : similarity: Friends and couples more likely to share common attitudes, beliefs, interests, and to be similar in age, race, education, intelligence, and economic status. Choice of mate: social exchange model: exchange of assets, evolutionary model: sex differences in preferences, love. A) sternberg"s theory: 3 ingredients: intimacy: Sharing, communication, support: passion: excitement component.