1. Why Are You Attracted
to That Person?

2. Some social psychologists have
conducted studies to explain factors
that lead to interpersonal attraction.
IT’S TOO CONFUSING
TO DEFINE LOVE.

3. BEAUTY
People tend to associate physical appearance
with quality, morality and intelligence.
You tend to like people
who have pleasing physical qualities.

4. Male and female college students were asked
to look at photos of different men and women.
The students said the beautiful or handsome people
were more attractive, had more desirable
personalities, and could get better jobs.
Source: Laws of Attraction

5. “Your personality is what makes you sexy.”
-Mollie King-
PERSONALITY
People tend to like others who have a warm, kind,
or exciting personality.

6. A research study asked married couples what
characteristics they found attractive in their partners.
Results showed that the 10 most valued characteristics
were related to having a warm personality.
Source: Laws of Attraction

7. You tend to like people who are close by.
PROXIMITY
In general, the more time you spend physically close to
people, the more comfortable you feel being around them.

8. In 1950, randomly selected MIT dorm residents were asked
to name their three closest friends in all the school’s
dormitories.
Results showed that two-thirds of the friends named lived on
the same floor, in the same building.
Source: Laws of Attraction

9. People tend to like others who are similar to them.
SIMILARITY
Having similar characteristics, interests, and preferences
reduces conflicts in a relationship.

10. Source: Laws of Attraction
College students were asked to fill out an attitude
survey. Then they were asked to read and rate the
survey answers of some fictitious students.
Results showed that participants gave more favorable
ratings to those who agreed with their own responses.

11. RECIPROCITY & GAIN-LOSS
People tend to like others who like them.
However, it feels more rewarding if you’ve won over a
person who initially had a bad impression of you.

12. Source: The Science of Relationships
A study engaged college students in a series of meetings.
In each meeting, one of the participants (secretly working
with those conducting the study) told the others he/she
had accidentally overheard the experimenter describing
them in one of these four ways:
All positive
1
All negative
2
Initially negative
but becoming
positive
3
Initially positive
but becoming
negative
4
Participants gave the
experimenter a GOOD
evaluation
Participants gave the
experimenter a BETTER
evaluation

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