Psychology 2070A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Reciprocal Liking, Nextdoor, Internet2

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2070A/B
• Professor: Taylor Kohut

Document Summary

Works because of the mere exposure effect. Mere exposure effect: the finding that the more exposure we have to a stimulus, the more apt we are to like it. Familiarity leads to attraction regardless of whether interactions are online or face-to- face. If you already dislike the person though, the more you see them the more you are going to dislike them. People have reported liking someone online more than in person. Social compensation hypothesis: online friendships formed by introverted, lonely people that might lack the skills required to form relationships in person. (cid:862)rich get richer(cid:863) hypothesis: people that are extroverted and already friendly will make tons of online friends there is support that the social compensation theory works among boys and the rich get richer among girls. Recent research suggests that people open up more and are more satisfied with their offline rather than online friendship.