RELATIONSHIPS- FACTORS AFFECTING ATTRACTION IN ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS (SELF-DISCLOSURE, FILTER THEORY, PHYSICAL ATTRACTIVENESS)

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1. What does similarity in attitudes include as similarities?

  • Similar cultural and social characteristics
  • Religion, ethnic group, level of education,geographical location and social classes
  • One partner makes the other partner laugh, other partner enjoys laughing
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2. What is the onion theory?

  • Tearing back layers to reveal public and private parts of self
  • Crying once information is revealed
  • Revealing information

3. What level of filter is similarity in attitudes?

  • 3
  • 2
  • 1

4. What level of filter is social demography?

  • 3
  • 1
  • 2

5. What is the matching hypothesis?

  • Symmetrical faces rated more attractive due to honest genetic fitness as facial symmetry is difficult to fake
  • Where own attractiveness is evaluated and pick a partner most similar to their own level of attraction
  • Large eyes and a small nose is seen as more attractive and triggers a protective and caring instinct which is valuable for females wanting to reproduce
  • Where physically attractive people are consistently rated as kind, strong, sociable and successful compared to unattractive people. Belief that good looking people have positive characteristics, behave positively towards them (self fulfil prophecy)

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