Psychology 2070A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 13: Interpersonal Attraction, Body Odor, 1999 Stanley Cup Finals

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2070A/B
• Professor: James Olson

Document Summary

Chapter 13 liking, loving, and close relationships. Dyadic relationships relationships that develop between 2 people. Interpersonal attraction study of attraction/liking between 2 or more people. Propinquity nearness or proximity in physical space which creates opportunity to meet a person. Liked and disliked neighbours are closer in proximity. Spacial ecology physical layout of buildings distance separating rooms. Functional distance closeness between 2 places in terms of opportunity for interaction. Room near stairs more likely to interact with those on the floor above. Attitude-similarity effect people find others more attractive and likeable the more similar they are to themselves: the reverse is also true: liking leads to perceived similarity. Repulsion hypothesis people find others less attractive and likeable the more they differ from themselves. Facial beauty: consistent amongst all cultures and prevalent in children, size of eyes particularly important to infer personality, faces judged more attractive the closer they are to average.