PS102 Lecture : Attraction and Relationships.docx
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Attraction: do opposites attract or are similar people more likely to be attracted to each other, opposites do not attract! (perhaps superficially, but that"s all, similarity is one of the most highly predictive variables in relationship development and continuation (berscheid & walster 1972) Are there different types of love: yes lots of research on this issue and many different models of love, sternberg (1988) triarchic model of love including, intimacy, passion, commitment, each person"s commitment to another is a mix of these three components. How do you know when its mr/ms right: there is no one mr/ms right it"s a myth (i. e. no soul mate, there are thousands of potential partners otherwise, most of us would be very lonely for life, we fall in love with the people around us (propinquity) the right one will not knock at your door while you"re watching tv.