Psych 2310 1st Edition Lecture 16 Outline of Last Lecture I. TheoriesII. What is being claimed?III. Why should we care?IV. Types of studiesV. How to improve experimentsOutline of Current Lecture I. People have a need for interpersonal contactII. What makes us likeable?III. What makes us attractive?Current LectureI. People have a need for interpersonal contacta. Infants without interpersonal contact die more oftenb. It is just as important for adultc. There is a lot of research on social exclusion and ostracismd. Many negative effects showni. Emotional numbnessii. Insensitivity to physical and emotional painiii. Not as good at regulating themselves (ex: eat less healthy)These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.II. What makes us likeable?a. Similar peoplesb. If the target subject likes the rater (especially if they were disliked at first)c. If the target flatters the rater (within reason)d. Mere exposure effect= We like people who we see the moste. Name letter effect= We like people better who have names that start with the same letter as us (also jobs, towns, etc. that start with letters in our name)f. Proximity= How close in distance we are to a persong. Attractiveness. This helps you succeed in many areas of life.i. More likely to marryii. Have higher IQ as a child, more teacher attentioniii. Get more prestigious jobsIII. What makes us attractive?a. Girlsi. Hourglass figureii. Narrow cheekbonesiii. Small chinsb. Guysi. V-shaped torsoii. Prominent musclesiii. Prominent cheekbonesiv. Strong chinsc. Bothi. Average facesii. Symmetricaliii. Not being compared to a beautiful personiv. Mirror-image effect= We like how we look in a mirror better because it is what we are used to seeing. Others like when it is flipped because that is what they are used to seeing on
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