PSYCO347 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Monogamy, Surra, Interpersonal Communication
14 Oct 2016
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A person who wishes to establish a relationship with another individual must effectively convey his or her interest to the potential partner: a variety of non-verbal behaviours appear to communicate attraction across relationship contexts. Flirting: the communication of romantic and/or sexual interest. Although there are few cross-cultural investigations of flirting behaviour, existing studies suggest that men and women around the world advertise their interest in romance with the same basic repertoire of nonverbal behaviours. Interpersonal touch can also serve to communicate romantic interest: and some types of touch appear particular potent. Wo(cid:373)e(cid:374)"s fli(cid:396)ti(cid:374)g (cid:271)eha(cid:448)iou(cid:396) (cid:449)as (cid:272)o(cid:374)te(cid:454)t spe(cid:272)ifi(cid:272) women in the singles bar (the most likely setting to meet a date) flirted significantly more frequently than did women in the other 3 settings. Women in the singles bar increased their rate of flirtatious display over the observation period; they flirted more as the hour passed.
