PY 372 Study Guide - Final Guide: Distraction Display, Piping Plover, Prosocial Behavior
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Exam 3 study guide four factors: proximity, physical attractiveness, similarity, reciprocal liking. Each of these factors increase attraction: moreland & beach (1992) - confederates in class study. People who were exposed more often to their ta liked the ta more (importance of face- time: mita et al. (1977) - photographs vs. mirror images. We are attracted to photogrsphs of others but attracted to mirror images of ourselves: darley and berscheid (1967) Physically attractive people are thought to be more intelligent, dominant, happier, sociable, or mentally healthy but this is not necessarily true. Men prefer women with feminine features (less pronounced features - thin eyebrows, rounder jaw, rounder eyes) Women prefer men with masculine features that suggest high testosterone levels (square jaw, lower and thicker eyebrows, narrower eyes: matching hypothesis and ucla dating study. Matching hypothesis: the tendency to choose as partners those who are a match in attractiveness and other qualities.
