PSYC 241 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Casual Sex, Social Exchange Theory, Physical Attractiveness
27 Sep 2013
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Propinquity effect: the more we see and interact with people, the more likely they are to become our friends. Tracked friendship formation among the couples in the various apartment buildings. Residents had been assigned to their apartments at random. When residents were asked to name their 3 closest friends in the entire housing project, 65% of the friends mentioned lived in the same building, even though the other buildings weren"t far away. 41% of next-door neighbors indicated they were close friends, 22% of those who lived 2 doors apart said so and only 10% of those who lived on opposite ends of the hall indicated they were close friends. Found that attraction and proximity rely actual physical distance but also on functional distance (certain aspects of architectural design that make it more likely that some people will come into contact with each other more than others.
