Psychology 2075 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Robert Sternberg, Name–Letter Effect, Physical Attractiveness

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2075
• Professor: William Fisher

Document Summary

We tend to be more attracted to people with whom we have had contact several times then we are to people with whom we have had little contact. Mere-exposure: repeated exposure to any stimulus, including a person, leads to greater liking for that stimulus. We tend to like people who are similar to us. Homophily: the tendency to have contact with people whoa are equal in social. Matching phenomenon: the tendency for men and women to choose as partners people who match them, that is, who are similar in attitudes, intelligence and attractiveness. Despite the saying that opposites attract dissimilar attitudes tend to cause disliking. We may be attracted to people whose interpersonal styles are dissimilar to our own. Dominant people paired with submissive people reported greater satisfaction. Similarity in attitudes is important but similarity in personality is not. Study: given the choice everyone prefers the person who is more attractive.