Factors affecting attraction

• What is self disclosure?


  Sharing personal information or feelings with others.
• Self disclosure as a part of the social penetration theory

  reciprocal exchange of info - reveal inner self= trust. Superficial info first.
• Altman and Taylor

  Bredth starts low risk info and works way up. Depenetration when patrtners disengage and prepare to leave.
• Halo Effect

  Attractive people are treated better, they act nicer, self-fulfilling prophecy.
• Matching Hypothesis

  Attractive people expect equally attractive partner and couples matched evenly are happier. Seek similar individuals- in terms of attractiveness. ,May comp due to fear of rejection.
• Complex hyp

  mismatched qualities work
• Walster et al

  supports matching hyp- higher ranked pps on attractiveness. More likely to take on dates if similar attractivesness.
• Filter theory has three parts:

  Social dempgraphy, similarity of attitudesand complementarity
• AO3 filter theory

  lacks temporal validity, social demography doesnt matter anymore- mobile apps.