1. Attraction and Intimacy Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Social Psychology by David G. Myers 8 th Edition Attraction and Intimacy: Liking and Loving Others

2. Attraction and Intimacy Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Friendships Proximity –Interaction –Mere exposure Physical attractiveness –Attractiveness and dating –The matching phenomenon –The physical-attractiveness stereotype –Who is attractive? © Rick Smolan/Stock Boston © Paul Lau © Catherin Karnow/Woodfin Camp © David R. Frazier / Folio, Inc.

3. Attraction and Intimacy Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Friendships Similarity versus complementarity –Do birds of a feather flock together? –Do opposites attract? Liking those who like us –Attribution –Self-esteem and attraction –Gaining another’s esteem Relationship Rewards –Reward theory of attraction –Liking by association

4. Attraction and Intimacy Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Love Passionate love –Styles of love –A theory of passionate love –Variations in love Companionate love © Joe Polillio

5. Attraction and Intimacy Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Maintaining Close Relationships Attachment Equity Self-disclosure © Rob Nelson/Black Star

6. Attraction and Intimacy Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Ending Relationships Who divorces? The detachment process

7. Attraction and Intimacy Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Supplemental Slides

8. Attraction and Intimacy Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Body Self-Esteem

9. Attraction and Intimacy Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Body Self-Esteem

10. Attraction and Intimacy Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Theory of Love

11. Attraction and Intimacy Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Measuring Love

12. Attraction and Intimacy Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Measuring Love

13. Attraction and Intimacy Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Measuring Love

14. Attraction and Intimacy Copyright © 2005 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Same-Sex Friendships