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Attraction (similarity: liking those who are like us (its rewarding to…
Attraction
similarity: liking those who are like us
its rewarding to meet people who share the same interests, background and tastes as us
the link between similarity and attraction is stronger for attitudes than personality
people with similar styles and traits usually get along well when they encounter each other
people are usually attracted to similar rather than dissimilar partners, hence debunking the "opposittes attract" trope
partners tend to overexaggerate the similarities that they have
when we first meet, our attraction is based on stimulus but later on as we get to know people we like them for their values
people also admire those who have talents and skills that they want
fame, wealth, health, talent and looks all appear to be commodities that people search to attract more desirable partners than they might otherwise entice
we like partners who entertain and support us and partnership is fulfilling when we desire the same goals and are able to work together to successfully achieve them
the conclusion is that we want partners who are warm and loyal, attractive and full of vitality, and with enough status and resources
physical attractiveness: liking those who are lovely
after proximity, we tend to like people because of their looks
in general we seem to think people that looks good and who are from the same cultural background as us as good
people's preferences for prettiness generally fit the assumption of evolutionary perspective
standards of attractiveness might also be affected by changing economic and cultural conditions
physical attractiveness has a bigger effect on social lives of men than women
popular, attractive people tend to be happier
we often get paired up with people whose physical attractiveness matches ours
our histories of acceptance and rejection from others have taught us what to expect when we approach new potential partners
proximity: liking those near us
our friendships and romances often grow out of interactions with those who are nearby
proximity is important bcs it increases the chances that two people will cross paths often and become more familiar with each other
mere exposure to people can help us like them, because we tend to like ppl whose face are more familiar to us
however, proximity can be disadvantageous for ppl who met each other for the first time after knowing them a while online
proximity promotes partnership because when others are nearby, it's easier to enjoy whatever rewards they offer
fundamental basis of attraction
we are attracted to others whose presence are rewarding to us
the fundamental basis of attraction is instrumentality, the extent to which someone is able to help us achieve our current goals