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The hypothesis is derived from the discipline of social psychology and was first proposed by American social psychologist Elaine Hatfield and her colleagues in 1966. [2] Successful couples of differing physical attractiveness may be together due to other matching variables that compensate for the difference in attractiveness. [3]
The social penetration theory (SPT) proposes that as relationships develop, interpersonal communication moves from relatively shallow, non-intimate levels to deeper, more intimate ones. [1] The theory was formulated by psychologists Irwin Altman of the University of Utah [ 2 ] and Dalmas Taylor of the University of Delaware [ 3 ] in 1973 to ...
Interpersonal attraction, as a part of social psychology, is the study of the attraction between people which leads to the development of platonic or romantic relationships. It is distinct from perceptions such as physical attractiveness , and involves views of what is and what is not considered beautiful or attractive.
The "men's first love theory," the idea that men don't get over their first love, has left some social media users furiously nodding. "Men's first love theory is quite real trust me," wrote one X ...
Freud had a lot of data as evidence for the seduction theory, but rather than presenting the actual data on which he based his conclusions (his clinical cases and what he had learned from them) or the methods he used to acquire the data (his psychoanalytic technique), he instead addressed only the evidence that the data he reportedly acquired were accurate (that he had discovered genuine abuse).
The importance of affection and affection communication could explain some of the reasons that Floyd introduced the affection exchange theory. Floyd explains, “affection exchange theory treats affectionate communication as an adaptive behavior that contributes to humans’ long-term viability and procreative success” (Floyd, 2001, p. 40).
Among existing psychological tools for studying and/or measuring interpersonal compatibility, the following are noteworthy: A test of interpersonal compatibility proposed by Timothy Leary; A three-factor hypothesis (inclusion, control, and affection/openness) by William Schutz (further developed into FIRO-B questionnaire)
Visually, we make interpretations of love based on the way a person looks. "Harmonism" and "echoism" are the ways a face is constructed that make one physically attractive: the distance between the forehead and nose, the distance between the mouth and chin, how close the eyes are together, and the sweep of one's eyebrows.