ANT-2301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Advantageous, Caste System In India, Factor Analysis
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Mere exposure-- more opportunities to meet, interact. People are likely to live near people of similar economic, social backgrounds. High level of agreement across cultures (langlois et al, 2000) Certain features of faces are reliably associated with attractiveness (cunningham,1986) Married couples report significant agreement about politics and religion. Romantic pairs are similar in physical attractiveness. Even obvious attempts to flattery increase liking. Over time people prefer increasing affinity rather than decreasing affinity. Can cause too much to be like each other, the couple"s curse . Looked at the effectiveness of different types of opening lines in laboratory then in real life settings. Specific subset of nonverbal behavior that consistently resulted in male attention. Courtship found to be more important than physical attraction for garnering male interest. Submissive displays (head tilt) vs. dominant displays (putting arm around shoulder) vs. resource displays (paying for things) Less ritualized the approach, more likely a woman is to accept it.
