PSYC 1300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: David Buss, Prosocial Behavior, Solomon Asch

• School: University of Houston
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1300
• Professor: Agan Herb

Document Summary

First impression and the ways in which we think about the causes of out own and others behavior are just two of the topics social psychology covers. Symmetrical faces and bodies are seen as more attractive and sexually pleasing: romantic attraction. Matching hypothesis: suggests that we are likely to end up with a partner similar to us in attractiveness and other assets. Simlarities in personality, physical traits, intellectual ability, education, religion, ethnicity, socioeconomic status and attitudes are also related to partner choice. Similarities in needs and in personality appear to be related to marital success as well as martial choice: generally, men and women across cultures rate these four qualities as most important in life partner selection. Pleasing disposition: women and men differ somewhat in the attributes they prefer. Men tend to look for physical attractiveness, while women prefer to look for men with economic resources and social status. (according to buss: conformity.