COMM 2140 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Physical Attractiveness, Homophily, Exhibitionism
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Have a strong influence on our willingness or unwillingness to communicate with another. Have strong influence on how the relationship might develop. Often used to make initial judgments about another person. The initial judgments may or may not be representative of the person. If we see someone who looks like us or is appealing to us, we have a greater likelihood of approaching that person. Attractiveness- a perception based on the physical attributes and features of the people we are considering. The degree to which we perceive another person as someone with whom we would want to associate. Social attractiveness- the degree to which we perceive another person as someone with whom we would like to play, fraternize, associate, or socialize. Task attractiveness- the degree to which we perceive another person as someone with whom we would like to work, conduct business, or have as a coworker or teammate.
