Chapter 11 Attraction

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Chapter 11 - Attraction

• Part 1 Apr 13, 2006

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Friendships

• Humans have social need those with close
  friendships are happier
• What factors determine friendships?
• 1. Proximity most powerful predictor. We like
  those we are close to/live with. Why?

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Friendships

• 2. Physical Attractiveness
• Predicts dating frequency and nature of
  interactions with others.
• Matching phenomenon pair off with people of
  similar attractiveness (friends and partners).
• What effect does this have?

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Physical Attractiveness

• Influences adults judgments of kids
• Attractive child rated more intelligent (even
  though descriptions didnt differ).
• What is beautiful is good stereotype
• Any real differences?

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Attractiveness Ratings

• Although beauty standards vary across time
  culture, in general, we prefer
• 1)
• 2)
• Evolutionary explanation?

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Liking and Similarity

• Which causes which?
• Similarity ? Liking or Liking ? Similarity
• But why do opposites attract?
• Complementarity hypothesis
• Any evidence for it?

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Theories of Love

• Passionate v Companionate Love
• Companionate feelings of intimacy and affection
  not accompanied by passion
• Passionate intense longing emotional
  roller-coaster
• How do these change over time?

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Sternbergs Triangular Theory

• 3 ingredients in love passion, intimacy, and
  commitment
• Defs of each?
• Combine in varying degrees to determine kind of
  love

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Sternbergs Taxonomy of Love

• 3 components combine in varying degrees to
  determine kind of love
• Only intimacy ? ?
• Only passion ? ?
• Only commitment ??
• Passion Intimacy ? ?
• Intimacy Commitment ? ?
• Passion Commitment ??
• All 3 ??

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Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus video

• 6 couples describe their relationships
• Notice
• What are some themes you consistently hear from
  the women? From the men?