PSYCH101 Lecture 16: Lecture 16 Mate selection and pair bonding

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCH101
• Professor: Martha Savage

Document Summary

Lecture 16 mate selection and pair bonding section 59. 1 - 59. 2. When faces incorporated some morphed features of their own. Greater availability of those we often meet. Repeated exposure to novel stimuli increases our liking for them - mere exposure effect. Attractiveness influences first impressions for both sexes. Averaged faces are symmetrical, and people with symmetrical faces and bodies are more sexually attractive. Attractiveness also depends on our feelings about the person --> appealing traits. Tend to share common attitudes, beliefs, and interests. Passionate love: emotions have two ingredients - physical arousal plus cognitive appraisal, arousal from any source can enhance one emotion or another, depending on how we interpret and label the arousal. As love matures, it becomes a steadier companionate love. One key to a gratifying and enduring relationship is equity --> both partners receive in proportion to what they give.