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Discuss research (theories and/ or studies) relating to the formation of relationships.
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Discuss research (theories and/ or studies) relating to the formation of relationships. Physical attractiveness is an important area when considering the formation of relationships. It is the first thing we notice when we meet someone and it is this, which determines whether we decide to get to know him or her further. If we find a person physically attractive it is likely that we will find other things about them attractive also, this is described by brigham as the halo effect. Feigngold considered physical attractiveness and believed it to be more important to men than to women, having analysed results from questionnaires in other studies. However in reality it may have been that women rate physical attractiveness equally as important but were less willing to admit it. Walster et al wanted to prove the importance of physical attractiveness in the formation of relationships, using the 'blind date study'. He found that...
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