- All animals, including humans, show the same behavior when attracted to the opposite sex.- Males compete for the best quality females to pass on their genes and females (in humans) seek out males. who can make her feel safe and do well. - Romantic love is a hormone-based motivational system that creates a deep need to get lovers to mate and reproduce, and is characterized by: o Obsession with one's love (sweetheart) o Spinning the head and heart beat - The hormone-based motivation system is created by a romantic biological cocktail and is composed of: o Adrenaline – makes the palms sweat and the mouth dry when the lover is around. o Adjustment of serotonin levels – speeds up the nervous system o Secretion of oxytocin – hormone released during touching and sexual intercourse. It also deepens feelings of attachment. o Vasopressin – released during sex, promotes long-term commitment – ​​Researchers argue that the extent to which people perceive another person as similar to themselves may be one explanation for attraction. o Couples tend to be similar in terms of origin, education, religion, nationality, race, personality, intelligence, etc. o People tend to assume that those who share similarities with them will like them - Morry (2007) – similar-attraction model o Suggests that people tend to select their friends and partners based on similarities with themselves . o Argues that individuals have beliefs about relationships – Reciprocity. o Relationships depend on the perception of rewards and costs. o People often view their own partners more positively than they view themselves. tend to feel influenced by them - Interaction, similarity, and liking all tend to influence each other. Thus, if...... middle of paper ...... engaged in conversation with the woman very quickly than those who received a low IQ score (IQ self-esteem). Kenrick & Gutierres ( 1980) - Social comparison experiment - The control group was asked to rate the attractiveness of an average-looking woman - The experimental group was given the same task, but after watching Charlie's Angels (program television show featuring three very attractive women) - Results; those who had seen Charlie's Angels rated the average-looking woman less attractive than those who had not seen the television program. Festinger (1950) - Based on his study of friendship patterns among college students - Those who spend more time with us (i.e. live, study and work near us) are more likely to be friends or partners Zajonc et al (1971) - Familiarity is more attractive than the unfamiliar - Greater exposure to others increases the feeling of trust