Psychology 2035A/B Chapter 9: 2035 Chapter 9

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2035A/B
• Professor: Alvin Segal

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Have a smaller pool of potential partners, 2. Initial encounters: usually triggered by each others looks and early conversations factors that draw strangers together as either friends or lovers: Familiarity: mere exposure effect-increase in pos feelings toward a novel stimulus (person) based on frequent exposure to it, more familiar someone is the more you will like them, greater liking increases probability you will have convo. Matching up on looks: matching hypothesis-people of similar levels of physical attractiveness gravitate toward each other. The comparison level for alternatives, or one"s estimation of the available outcomes from alternative relationships- assess current relationship outcomes in comparison to potential outcomes of other relationships that may be available to them: 2. Gender and sexual orientation issues: both sexes value intimacy, self disclosure and trust in u. s. women"s friendships more emotionally based while men"s are activity based, preferred topics of convo differ for men and women.