PSYC 3480 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Physical Attractiveness, Married People, Social Forces
23 Nov 2011
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Romantic love: intense attachments formed between people who are in love, including feelings of wanting to merge with another person, sexual attraction, and the desire to protect the other"s welfare. Dating means that two people are romantically involved and spend substantial amounts of time together. Older adolescents emphasize their compatibility with their partner. Depend on whether people are discussing a sexual partner or a marriage partner. Study regan and berscheid(1997), undergraduates,midwestern university, rank a variety of personal characteristics in terms of their desirability for ( a) a partner for sexual activity and ( b) a partner for a long- term relationship such as marriage. Results: both women and men emphasized physical attractiveness when judging an ideal sexual partner. However, men were more likely to rank physical attractiveness as the most important characteristic. Shift when people judge an ideal marriage partner gender differences are small for a marriage part-ner, because both women and men value honesty, good personality, and intelligence.
