PSYCO347 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Pluralistic Ignorance, Interpersonal Attraction, Physical Attractiveness

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCO347
• Professor: Jennifer Passey

Document Summary

However, just because we consciously attend to someone does not guarantee attraction but it does represent an important step toward the establishment of a relationship. The most powerful and alluring attribute people can possess which can predispose us to like them is physical attractiveness. Many scholars suggest that interpersonal attraction is strongly influenced by environmental fa(cid:272)tors that tea(cid:272)h us the t(cid:455)pes of people (cid:449)ho are (cid:862)a(cid:272)(cid:272)epta(cid:271)le(cid:863) for parti(cid:272)ular kinds of relationships. Most species tend to dislike the unfamiliar and like the familiar. Mere exposure effect: the psychological phenomenon in which merely being exposed to a person (or an object) repeatedly is sufficient to produce a preference for that person (or object) The association between familiarity and interpersonal attraction has been extensively documented and is now one of the most robust findings in the literature. There is one caveat if our initial reaction to someone is negative, repeated exposure is unlikely to produce attraction.