What is ATTRACTION? n. 1. in social psychology‚ the natural feeling of being drawn to other individuals and desiring their company. This is usually (but not necessarily) due to having a personal liking for them. 2. in environmental psychology‚ a quality that affects the proximity of relationships - usually reflecting such factors as their liking for each other. For example‚ male-female and female-female pairs who like each are found to be closer to each other than do pairs who feel no personal
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What is interpersonal attraction? "Interpersonal attraction refers to the positive feelings toward one another" (Weiten‚ 463). Most people choose a companion based on interpersonal attractions. It is no news that there are many different factors that influence attraction but author Weiten believes that that "the interpersonal dynamics at work in each case are surprisingly similar. Each is influenced by physical attractiveness" (463). When someone decides to date another person they tend to go off
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The Power of Attraction and Intimate Relationships Defined Jaime Hernandez National University The Power of Attraction and Intimate Relationships Defined Webster’s dictionary describes attraction as “a force acting mutually between to particles of matter‚ tending to draw them together‚ and resisting their separation” (Merriam Webser ‚ 2013). Some scientists and psychologists have attempted to understand attraction and predict it as if there was a clear science to attraction. Truth be told
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Tourist attractions in Malaysia Malaysia is a country blessed with innumerable natural tourist attractions. Located in the East Asia‚ the country is developing at a great pace. Noteworthy fact about Malaysia is that it contains a diverse population which comprises people following religions such as Islam‚ Buddhism‚ Hinduism‚ etc. Nonetheless‚ with governmental efforts various tourist attractions in Malaysia such as Langkawi‚ Genting and Cameron Highlands have become a known name among travelers
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External Determinants of Attraction * The Power of Proximity: Unplanned Contacts * Proximity—in attraction research‚ the physical closeness between two individuals with respect to where they live‚ where they sit in a classroom‚ where they work‚ and so on * Smaller physical distances are related to an increased likelihood that two people will come into repeated contact and exposure to each other‚ feel positive affect‚ and develop mutual attraction. * External Determinants
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The Initial Attraction 2 Cheryl Thompson Psych. 304 October 26‚ 2005 The Initial Attraction Relationships with the individuals around us are crucial to ones social existence. Personal accounts by people who have been isolated from the outside world serve as a reminder of our dependence on others. What draws us into these "relationships?" Studies of interpersonal attraction have concluded that people are attracted mostly to those that they find physically attractive and who are geographically
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The cinema of attraction. ‘A matter of making images seen.’ This is what Fernand Léger was writing in 1902 about the new art‚ trying to describe the possible changes in cinema‚ by emphasizing the fact that imitating the movements of nature is not necessarily the best way of defining cinema’s essence. This is only one of the writings concerning this topic which influenced Tom Gunning in characterizing the cinematic period before 1906 as that of the ‘cinema of attractions’. In this essay I am
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will develope feelings. This essay will discuss feelings on attraction. Attraction is defined as the feeling of liking someone‚ and has also been considered a force which attracts bodies or individuals together. There are numerous theories based on attraction. This essay will only focus on three particular theories of attraction‚ which are proximity‚ physical attractiveness‚ and similarity. The first theory of attraction is proximity- which is defined as geographic closeness- and
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HTM 3119 Attractions Management (Petting Park) Executive Summary China economic grows rapidly in coastal cities especially Guangdong province in recent decades. Due to the increasing disposable income of Chinese it leads to a drastic competition among theme parks in tourism industry. Guangdong Chimelong Group is one of leading tourism enterprises in Guangdong Province and the Xiangjiang Safari Park is well known for a variety of animal species
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Psychology explains how people become attracted to one another. Certainly some aspects of beauty are cultural; fashion and trends change over time. Also‚ society and the media influence us into thinking what traits are attractive. Some reasons for attraction have to do with familiarity and proximity. Biology also plays a role in determining what traits we will possess. Biology and Psychology work hand and hand to help us pick our mates. The media plays a major role in determining what is and isn’t
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