Social Psychology (9th Edition)
Social Psychology (9th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780133936544
Author: Elliot Aronson, Timothy D. Wilson, Robin M. Akert, Samuel R. Sommers
Publisher: PEARSON
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There are many things that give us a tendency to like other people. We typically like people who have similar attitudes, beliefs, and physical traits like ourselves, and we also like people who are in close proximity to us. This notion is called propinquity. In addition, we tend to like pleasing those physical characteristics that we find attractive and pleasing.

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