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SocPsy - Week 6
Social Psychology with Professor Scott Plous
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| proximity | Geographical nearness. Proximity (more precisely, “functional distance”) powerfully predicts liking. |
| mere-exposure effect | The tendency for novel stimuli to be liked more or rated more positively after the rater has been repeatedly exposed to them. |
| physical-attractiveness stereotype | The presumption that physically attractive people possess other socially desirable traits as well: What is beautiful is good. |
| complementarity | The popularly supposed tendency, in a relationship between two people, for each to complete what is missing in the other. |
| need to belong | A motivation to bond with others in relation- ships that provide ongoing, positive interactions. |