HSCI 120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Orgasm, Attachment Theory, Homophily
19 Sep 2012
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Mere-exposure effect: tendency to like a person more if we have been exposed to him or her repeatedly. Homophily: tendency to have contact with people who are equal in social status. Matching phenomenon: tendency for men and women to choose as partners people who match them who are similar in attitudes and intelligence and attractiveness. Reinforcement theory: we tend to like people who a frequently nice to us and seldom nasty. Men select young women which shows that they are fertile for reproduction. Females select men with high social status so that they can care for her young in long term. People rate physical attributes as the most important. People are more likely to remember the name of those who are attractive. Beautiful women usually pair up with high-status men. People tend to shop for men within their range. Intimacy: a quality of relationships characterized by commitment, feelings of closeness and trust, and self-disclosure.
