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Book Interpersonal Attraction as a Function of Perceived Similarity and Self esteem

Download or read book Interpersonal Attraction as a Function of Perceived Similarity and Self esteem written by William Simon and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Science of Social Vision The Science of Social Vision

Download or read book The Science of Social Vision The Science of Social Vision written by Reginald B. Adams and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The human visual system is particularly attuned to and remarkably efficient at processing social cues. This text examines the functional and neuroanatomical mechanisms which underpin social vision.

Book Self esteem and Interpersonal Attraction Toward Competent and Friendly Persons

Download or read book Self esteem and Interpersonal Attraction Toward Competent and Friendly Persons written by Dorothy Anne Phillips and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It was hypothesized that two characteristics, competence and interpersonal relatedness or friendliness, which have been considered important to self-esteem by twentieth century theorists, would be important determinants of interpersonal attraction when perceived in others. Consequences of self-esteem for attraction to persons vary ing in competence and friendliness were investigated. Predictions were made from three social psychological theories, social comparison theory (Festinger, 1954), balance theory (Heider, 1958), and learning theory (Lott & Lott, 1972). Two experiments were designed to test the predictions. Experi ment I presented written interviews of the stimulus persons in a factorial design with two levels each of competence and friendliness. Experiment II presented adjective traits of stimulus persons in a factorial design with four levels each of competence and friendliness. In both experiments, subjects rated each stimulus person on compe tence, friendliness, how much they liked him and how much they anti cipated he would like them. Subjects rated their own competence and friendliness to yield ratings of perceived similarity between subjects and stimulus persons. Results of both experiments indicated that subjects liked com petent and friendly others more than incompetent and unfriendly others regardless of their own self-esteem level. Contrary to these results, both social comparison theory and balance theory based on sentiment relations predicted that self-esteem would influence inter personal attraction. Social comparison theory was based on the assumption that subjects would perceive similarity between them selves and certain stimulus persons. Since support for predictions from social comparison theory as well as support for the assumptions on which predictions were based was lacking, this theory may predict relations when similarity is more salient. The balance theory- sentiment relations prediction was based on the assumption that sub jects would anticipate more liking from competent and friendly others than from incompetent and unfriendly others. Since support for the predictions from balance theory-sentiment relations was lacking but support for the assumptions was present, this theory was rejected as mediating the relations between self-esteem and interpersonal attrac- ti on. Both balance theory based on unit relations and learning theory based on secondary reinforcement predicted the results on the liking measure. However, support for perceived similarity, which was the basis of the balance theory-unit relations prediction, was not found and this theory was not supported. Support for the assumption that competence and friendliness develop secondary reinforcing properties, which was the basis of the predictions from learning theory, was indirect and the theory was tentatively accepted. Results of these experiments are consistent with an hypothesis (Berscheid & Walster, 1969) that only when the stimulus person has evaluated the perceiver will self-esteem affect interpersonal attrac tion. An hypothesis that the perceiver need only be in a position to evaluate was discussed.

Book Theories of Attraction and Love

Download or read book Theories of Attraction and Love written by Bernard I. Murstein and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Theory and Practice in Interpersonal Attraction

Download or read book Theory and Practice in Interpersonal Attraction written by Steve Duck and published by London ; New York : Academic Press. This book was released on 1977 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Foundations of Interpersonal Attraction

Download or read book Foundations of Interpersonal Attraction written by Ted L. Huston and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2013-10-22 with total page 439 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Foundations of Interpersonal Attraction is intended to provide students of interpersonal relationships with a source book that reviews, integrates, and elaborates basic material concerned with interpersonal attraction—the affectional component of social relationships. All interpersonal relationships can be characterized, in part, by the strength and nature of the affectional tie between the persons involved. The ubiquity of attraction phenomena, and the extensive data that have begun to emerge concerning its nature, antecedents, and interpersonal correlates, provided the original rationale and impetus behind the development of the book. The book contains 16 chapters organized into five parts. Part I briefly highlights the history of attraction research and lays out some central themes related to conceptualizing and researching attraction. All persons develop attachments through social interaction, but the nature and antecedents of such feelings differ depending on the age and cognitive-developmental level of the persons involved as well as on the sociocultural context in which the interaction takes place. Part II is devoted to detailing these issues. Parts III and IV consist of a series of contributions that provide conceptual frameworks for studying attraction. Part V is devoted to romantic attraction.

Book Perceived Similarity of Self and Partner in Romantic Relationships

Download or read book Perceived Similarity of Self and Partner in Romantic Relationships written by David Amodio and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Interpersonal Attraction

Download or read book Interpersonal Attraction written by Ellen Berscheid and published by Addison Wesley Publishing Company. This book was released on 1978 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Effects of Attitude Similarity Attachment Style Self esteem on Interpersonal Attraction

Download or read book Effects of Attitude Similarity Attachment Style Self esteem on Interpersonal Attraction written by Haleigh Winfrey and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interpersonal Attraction is an important field of psychology concerning why humans are attracted to one another and the multiple factors as to how this attraction occurs. Major studies in the field have looked at dyadic relationships involving a complete range of interactions from first impressions of a stranger to those of long-term couples. These studies focus on reciprocal behavior contingencies and how these relationships grow and change over time. Research suggests there is a positive linear relationship between attitude similarity and attraction. This "reinforcement affect theory" view of attraction has been previously studied with interpersonal attraction, but has lately been challenged by theories that emphasize cognition rather than reinforcement. Focusing on constructs such as attachment style and self-esteem has allowed researchers to gain insight into the human psyche, which will assist in determining how interpersonal attraction occurs. Examining the conceptual processes concerning why people are attracted to individuals may help explain the complexities of attraction. The goals of the current study were to (1) replicate previous studies that show percent of attitude similarity influences interpersonal attraction, (2) to examine the relationship between attachment style and self-esteem, (3) their relationship to interpersonal attraction, and (4) to test for a cognitive interpretation of the attitude similarity - interpersonal attraction relationship. The results show that percent of attitude similarity influences interpersonal attraction and that self-esteem is related to attachment style. The results did not show that attachment style or self-esteem are related to interpersonal attraction. A cognitive interpretation of the attitude similarity 0́3 attraction relationship was not supported.

Book Communication Yearbook 14

Download or read book Communication Yearbook 14 written by James A. Anderson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-03-22 with total page 729 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Communication Yearbook 14, originally published in 1991 delves into research concerned with: audiences - their effect on the mass media and how the mass media effect them; the quality of mass media performance and public opinion; the study of contemporary media from an organization studies approach; the implications of propoganda; the pressure of public opinion; and media agenda setting, among other issues. Commentaries provide refreshing viewpoints to each chapter, enhancing each chapter with complementary, or sometimes competing perspectives. Once again Anderson has brough together an internationally distinguished team of contributors who have created a forum for discussing cutting-edge topics in the field.

Book Cognitive Organization and Change

Download or read book Cognitive Organization and Change written by R. S. Wyer, Jr. and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2019-01-22 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book grew out of a graduate course in cognitive organization and change that the author taught during his tenure at the University of Illinois at Chicago Circle. Two primary objectives of the course are reflected in this book: first, to provide a general conceptual framework for critically and systematically analyzing research and theory on attitude and opinion change; second, to stimulate research on fundamental problems, related to these phenomena, that are made salient as a result of this analysis. First published in 1974. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.