Psychology 2075 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Homophily, Light Skin, Psych

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2075
• Professor: Stephen Ferguson

Document Summary

We"re more attracted to people we have more contact with (mere-exposure effect) and people we are closer to geographically. We"re more attracted to people who are similar to us (age, ethnicity, background, economic/social status); homophily . Only 3. 9% of cad couples are in mixed unions (one minority or two different minorities) Matching phenomenon: tendency to choose partners who match then in attitudes, intelligence, attractiveness. Opposites attract is not true necessarily; some dom/sub relationships work and we may be attracted to people whose interpersonal styles are different. Personality is not usually similar (like age, race, education are) Difference in attractive and unattractive date rates in men not as marked as in women (attractiveness is more important to males evaluating females than females evaluating males) Perception of attractiveness is altered by intelligence, liking, and respect. 2x as many women than men would choose an average body with extraordinary face. Interpersonal marketplace: women are desirable if attractive, men desirable if successful.