PSY 2110 Chapter 9: Chapter 9.docx

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 2110
• Professor: Dave Miranda

Document Summary

Physical attractiveness reciprocal liking: liking someone and they like you back can only experience reciprocal liking if you like yourself people say physical attractiveness isn"t important, but when it actually comes to a face to face situation, it gets put at the top of the list even people in difference cultures can agree on what is attractive in a human face there is the what is beautiful is good stereotype with the exception that older men find younger attractive females more attractive than older attractive females. Culture and love: romantic love has less value in collectivist (eastern) cultures than individualistic ones, in individualistic cultures, you can love who you want, and it"s your choice whether to get involved or not, in collectivist cultures, getting involved with someone heavily depends on your family and friends and whether they will support you or not, individualistic cultures value passionate love more than collectivist ones, collectivist cultures value companionate love more than individualistic ones.