Copyright © 2012 McGraw-Hill Ryerson Limited Attraction and intimacy Need to belong A motivation to bond with others in relationships that provide ongoing, positive interactions The pain of rejection 1 Eisenberger, Lieberman, & Williams (2003) LO1
Copyright © 2012 McGraw-Hill Ryerson Limited Proximity Interaction Anticipation of interaction Mere exposure Mere exposure effect: The tendency for novel stimuli to be liked more or rated more positively after the rater has been repeatedly exposed to them 2 LO1
Copyright © 2012 McGraw-Hill Ryerson Limited Physical attractiveness Attractiveness and dating Gender differences and similarities The matching phenomenon The tendency for men and women to choose as partners those who are a “good match” in attractiveness and other traits The physical attractiveness stereotype The presumption that physically attractive people possess other socially desirable traits as well First impressions Is the “beautiful is good” stereotype accurate? 3 LO1
Copyright © 2012 McGraw-Hill Ryerson Limited Physical attractiveness Who is attractive? “Averageness” as attractiveness Evolution and attraction Social comparison The attractiveness of those we love 4 LO1
Copyright © 2012 McGraw-Hill Ryerson Limited Similarity vs. complementarity Do birds of a feather flock together? Likeness begets liking Dissimilarity breeds dislike Do opposites attract? Complementarity: The popularly supposed tendency, in a relationship between two people, for each to complete what is missing in the other 5 LO1
Copyright © 2012 McGraw-Hill Ryerson Limited What leads to friendship and attraction? Liking those who like us Attribution Ingratiation Self-esteem and attraction Gaining another’s esteem Relationship rewards Reward theory of attraction: The theory that we like those whose behaviour is rewarding to us or whom we associate with rewarding events Liking by association 6 LO1