PSYC 395 Lecture 9: Interpersonal Attraction and Relationships
10 Jan 2019
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Interpersonal attraction: the positive attitude that we form about another person. People who live next to each other seeing each other often. Functional proximity: someone who lives near a place where people see each other often (location) Being familiar with them, seeing them a lot. Numerous kinds of facial measures are taken in an attempt to quantify facial attractiveness. Facial elements (eyes, nose, mouth) located relatively low. Estrogen inhibits fat in the abdominal region and encourages it on the hips, toughs, and buttocks. Androgens concentrate fat in the abdominal region and upper body. Men have evolved to prefer women with low waist-hip ratios. Idiosyncratic standards of attractiveness (people have their own taste) Physically attractive people more likely than unattractive people to have to following characteristics: Generally speaking, no evidence for all of the above. Behavioral confirmation of the attractiveness stereotype (snyder, tanke, & berscheid, 1977) If attracted: rated more sociable, humorous, poise, socially skilled.
