The way we perceive ourselves in relation to the rest of the world influences our behaviors and our beliefs. The opinions we have of others also affect our behavior and how we view ourselves within different social contexts. Social Psychologists are interested in all aspects of interpersonal attraction and the ways that psychology can improve those interactions (“Understanding” n.d.). The social research being conducted “…can help us acknowledge how we form attitudes towards other people within our lives, and in the case that these formed attitudes could be detrimental, how to allow understanding in order to conform” (“Understanding” n.d.). Social Psychologists have studied interpersonal relationships for years trying to understand how they …show more content…
The people who , by chance, are the ones you see and interact with the most often are the most likely to become your friends and lovers (Aronson, Akert, Wilson, 2013). People find others attractive by the closeness of those around you and by the familiarity aspects of others around you. Familiarity is the aspect that makes propinquity work best, this is called the mere exposure effect. We all are inclined to have positive outlooks towards factors that are familiar to us. “The more often we see certain people, and the more familiar they become ,the more friendship blooms” (Aronson, Akert, Wilson, 2013). It is in our nature to form relationships with people who have close or familiar attitudes, beliefs, and other factors throughout social contexts likewise to our own. Relationship forming can be as simple as developing some of our relationships, due to the fact that we happen to be around certain people at a certain place and …show more content…
People tend to be attracted to others who are alike in perspective attributes (“Effects” n.d.). This similarity contains a match between our interests, attitudes, values, background, or personalities within another person. Research done by social psychologists has proven that the more alike the opinions within people that the more that said relationship will bloom. Within the aspects of similarity, people tend to bond with people who seem to have similar interests and experiences. Sean Mackinnon, Christian Jordan, and Anne Wilson, conducted a study, where they studied physical similarity throughout a classroom setting. With this study they were handed a seat and told to sit beside someone who had already been seated. The research team then secretly measured how close the person had sat down their chair. Once the study was conducted they continued to study the pairs. The research team concluded that the pairs who looked more similar sat closer together than those who didn’t outwardly seem similar. This study proved how similarity influences behavior within
Critical Evaluationg of Psychological Theories of Interpersonal Attraction Interpersonal Attraction suggests as attraction between people, and although it may not in terms of a romantic relationship scenario as the phrase suggests, it nethertheless suggests an important attraction to create a relationship with a particular person. It may by that we are attracted to a particular person or a social relationship because we find them pleasant or because we find life alone unpleasant or unrewarding. Schacter (1959) conducted a study in which female participants were told that they were going to receive an electric shock in a following experiment. Half of the subjects were told it would be painful and the other half were told it would not be painful. Each group were given the option to wait with another person or on their own for the experiment.
A characteristic of humanity is social contact, each individual needs significant social interaction. Not only must humans have interaction, but must share things in common to care and love. This h...
Today I will be writing on Fiske's five unifying themes in social psychology. Fiske argues that there are core social motives that impact human interaction. I will include a brief overview of the definition of the core social motive approach. Second I will include A brief discussion of each of the five core with a brief definition and an example for each. Lastly I will include a more in depth discussion of only one of the social needs and I will include a summary of at least two research articles that investigates this motive.
The Law of Magnetism, is visible in all areas of life. The author applies the law to the old saying “birds of feather flock together” and states that this was something his mother had told him that he later in life saw the truth in. I believe many people can relate to this idea for the same reasons. This is a saying most people have heard in their life and as grow older they see the validity. We do attract those most like us into our circle. That may be in the shape of friends, work acquaintances, and significant others. I have always believed that most relationships are created via something one respects or reflects. The idea I mean with this statement is that we associate with people that either remind of ourselves or someone we respect so
Reis, H. T., Maniaci, M. R., Caprariello, P. A., Eastwick, P. W., & Finkel, E. J. (2011b). In live interaction, does familiarity promote attraction or contempt? Reply to Norton, Frost, and Ariely (2011). Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 101(3), 575-578. doi:10.1037/a0023471
The immediate and initial attraction Tom has for Summer is purely aesthetic. He knows nothing about her other than she has the ideal features associated with Tom's opinion of what is physically attractive. The fact that they have similar appearances to each other could be another facet of the attraction. They both have dark brown hair, are near each other in height, and have a similar build and body frame size. Because of the studies conducted by Mackinnon, Jordan, and Wilson in 2011 showed that people are drawn closer to others that have similar features and appearances as them, this has a strong possibility of being a...
Much of the research on false consensus has demonstrated that people tend to over project how many members of their in-group are likely to share their attitudes and behaviors. This effect diminishes when comparing to an out-group. It is thought that this occurs because people feel that people who they do not consider to share a group identity with will likely have different basic attitudes and behaviors than they.
Social psychology is one of the many variations of psychology. By definition, social psychology is how humans influence each other’s way of behaving and thinking. Under social psychology, there are various ways to define human behaviour and understand why we behave in a particular manner. These approaches deal with multiple concepts such as conformity, obedience, and social influences. They help answer questions about our behaviour and actions, while also analyzing our cognitive processes in certain situations. Social experiments conducted throughout history have also led to more understanding in the aforementioned areas. With these understandings of social behaviour, society can benefit and become aware of themselves and their mentalities.
From my research I have investigated different theories pertaining to this issue. The theory most often noted in this issue is the attraction-similarity model. This theory states that the more similar two individuals are, the higher the attraction between them will be. It is generally uplifting and encouraging meeting others who are like ourselves. For example, befriending someone who has the same interests in music, food, clothing, sports, movies, or books can encourage a lasting friendship. Similarity to others does not only validate our beliefs about the world and ourselves but also creates ag...
Finally, the principle of liking is the act of looking for areas of similarity that one share with others and giving realistic compliments before getting down to business. This simply means that it is possible for one to say yes to the people they are similar to, people who compliments them, and who cooperate with them towards mutual objectives. This principle includes the perception of safety and belonging in interaction. (McLean,
1a) The title of the article is “The Gift Of Similarity: How Good And Bad Gifts Influence Relationships”. 1b) The authors are Elizabeth W. Dunn, Jeff Huntsinger, Janetta Lun, and Stacey Sinclair. 1c)
In understanding our social world we act as “intuitive scientists”’, the experimental study of social perception and cognition sets out to make generalizations about how people process information, relate, the important motives, meanings and social representations on how each of us processes information and operates in the world.
Contact works through both cognitive such as learning about the out-group, behavioral (changing one’s behavior to open oneself to potential positive contact experiences), affective (generating affective bonds and friendships, and reducing negative emotions) or re-evaluating how one thinks about one’s own in-group. The most important processes by which contact achieves its effect are that of emotions. Contact works to reduce prejudice by replacing negative affect such as anxiety or threat with positive affect such as empathy (Tausch, et al., 2010). Moreover, positive contact is connected with reduced physiological threat responses to out-group members (Blascovich, et al., 1997) and reduced differences in the way that persons are processed in the brain. This implies that contact supports to increase perceptions of similarity (Russ, 1999).
There are many different types of relationships. From your neighbor to your significant other, experiencing different relationships is a part of everyday life. Wether you posses good or bad communication skills will affect the interpersonal relationships within your life. The popular television series Modern Family is a good example of the different types of friendships, types of love, and relationship theories that encompass the everyday person.
Throughout most of my life I have gained friendships and relationships with others that have turned into long term, but others which only lasted a short while. The friendship that has greatly impacted my life significantly over the last eight years is someone who means so much to me. This meaningful friendship all started back when I was in middle school, which has grown stronger over the years. I met Brooke in middle school because we had some of the same classes and were in homeroom together. Our friendship developed quickly and lasted throughout our high school years. We became really close our Junior and Senior year of high school. But, maintaining our friendship hasn’t always been so easy. Today, we text and call each other on our free time, but I know I can count and rely on her when I need someone to talk too. I call her my second sister and vice versa. And when we go home on breaks we see one another as much as we can. The best part of our relationship is that if one is in need of advice or in need of a shoulder to cry on, we are always there for one another. Keeping in contact is very important in our relationship and communication has played a key role in our relationship.