PSYCH 3AC3 Lecture Notes - Pole And Polar
15 Apr 2014
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Reward model- we are attracted to people who we get rewarded from (such as emotional support) Propinquity- we date people who are close to us physically, whom we bump to often. Online dating- the closer the better (hamilton vs. burlington) Physical proximity plays a role in whether we will: Festinger, schachter, & back (1950) westgate study on propinquity and friendship. Repeated contact- the more you see it the more you like it. Mere exposure- familiarity makes the heart grow fonder. 4 women who prerated equally attractive attended a class (0,5,10 or 15 times) By the end of class, rated by classmates of their liking and attractiveness. The more exposure with no conversation, the more the women were liked by others. Evolutionary vs. social psychology explanations don"t care if attractive is adaptive. What is beautiful is a good heuristic (dion et al. reading) if someone is good looking then everything is good about them- more sociable, strong, kind, etc .
