PSYC 1010 Chapter : Module 46.docx

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Rebecca Jubis

Document Summary

Geographic nearness a friends most powerful predictor. People are most inclined to like or even marry those who live in the same neighbourhood, sit by in class, work in the same office etc. Mere exposure effect - the phenomenon that repeated exposure to novel stimuli increases liking of them. Even more likely to marry someone whose first/last name resembles our own. A young taiwanese man wrote 700 letters to his girlfriend urging her to marry him, who married the mail carrier instead. Predicts how often people date and how popular they feel. Affects peoples initial impressions of peoples personalities; healthier, happier, more sensitive, more successful, more socially skilled. Less attractive people are more likely to perceive praise for their work as sincere (rather than an attractive person suspicious that the reaction is just towards their looks) People with symmetrical faces and bodies are more sexually attractive. Similarity: likely to share common attitudes, beliefs & interests.