Attraction in Social Psychology
Attraction in Social Psychology PSY 326
Introduction: Attraction in Social Psychology is one of the key areas where there is still research going on to understand what are the various elements in a human that makes him/her to behave in a specific manner & how these variations are processed by the brain. The importance of this research paper is mainly to explain the basic psychological functions that are mainly concerned with the element of ‘attraction’ in Psychology & to analyze the statistical data available.
So what are the various elements that cause attraction?
Do these interests or aspects vary with change in age?
Are they different with respect to the geographical areas?
What attracts people in selecting another as a mate and marriage partner?
What attracts people in selecting another as a mate and marriage partner from a different culture?
Many such questions will be answered in this research paper.
Main Content:
The different types of situations that can cause an attraction: 1. Proximity – People usually get to know people who are very close usually to their residence especially from an early age. Such proximities can create a spark of friendship among people. 2. Association – This kind of association is based on meeting people or new students during a common class that all of them enjoy. 3. Similarity – People prefer other kinds of people who share similar opinions or have a common liking regarding other interests. 4. Reciprocal Liking – This is based on the theory that, we usually like another person who enjoys our friendship & company. 5. Physical Attractiveness - Physical attraction plays a role although not that high compared to the above reasons, in which we choose as friends. Nonetheless, we tend to choose people who we believe to be attractive and who are close to how we see our own physical attractiveness. Early studies of socialization in adolescence concentrated on the influence of parents. Building on the prior work
Introduction: Attraction in Social Psychology is one of the key areas where there is still research going on to understand what are the various elements in a human that makes him/her to behave in a specific manner & how these variations are processed by the brain. The importance of this research paper is mainly to explain the basic psychological functions that are mainly concerned with the element of ‘attraction’ in Psychology & to analyze the statistical data available.
So what are the various elements that cause attraction?
Do these interests or aspects vary with change in age?
Are they different with respect to the geographical areas?
What attracts people in selecting another as a mate and marriage partner?
What attracts people in selecting another as a mate and marriage partner from a different culture?
Many such questions will be answered in this research paper.
Main Content:
The different types of situations that can cause an attraction: 1. Proximity – People usually get to know people who are very close usually to their residence especially from an early age. Such proximities can create a spark of friendship among people. 2. Association – This kind of association is based on meeting people or new students during a common class that all of them enjoy. 3. Similarity – People prefer other kinds of people who share similar opinions or have a common liking regarding other interests. 4. Reciprocal Liking – This is based on the theory that, we usually like another person who enjoys our friendship & company. 5. Physical Attractiveness - Physical attraction plays a role although not that high compared to the above reasons, in which we choose as friends. Nonetheless, we tend to choose people who we believe to be attractive and who are close to how we see our own physical attractiveness. Early studies of socialization in adolescence concentrated on the influence of parents. Building on the prior work
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