PSY 331 Chapter Notes -Alcohol And Sex, James W. Pennebaker, Physical Attractiveness
25 Apr 2014
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Results : boys and girls rated more attractive. Why: alcohol, scarcity, fewer people appear as time goes on, people who are similar to us. We tend to like people who are similar to us. Some research examples: college dorm: liking for those with similar backgrounds, opinion survey: liking for confederate with similar attitudes, marriage: the more similar (e. g. , values, leisure preferences), the longer marriage lasts. Definition: we are attracted to one another on the basis of similar attributes. Research examples: we match on attractiveness in dating and marriage, we don"t like mismatched couples, rate them, less ability, less likeable, less satisfactory relationship. We want highly attractive partners : but we stay in our league to avoid rejection. Attractiveness matching also in friendships: men and women, college roommates more satisfied when similar, people who like us. Manipulation: change vs. none over time: positive to negative, negative to positive, always positive, always negative, most liking when change from negative to positive.
