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My aim is to replicate Murstein’s (1972) study. I am to find out whether there is a significant positive correlation between the attractiveness of newly married couples on their wedding day. Alternative Hypothesis
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Introduction Interpersonal attraction is a tendency to review another person in a positive consistent way. It is also the attitude we hold towards certain people, generally expressed as a like/dislike judgement. The two social reasons connected with interpersonal attraction is the need for intimacy ( o be able to share personal problems and information) and affiliation (the need to form an attachment to provide emotional support and attention). Below are some of the factors which influence interpersonal attraction; * Similarity: `Birds of a feather flock together` - Cramer (1998) states that the important issues within similarity are beliefs, attitudes and values. Some evidence of this comes from Hill et al. (1976) when he found that 'dating couples' tended to be similar in these ways. Rubin (1973) says that similarity is rewarding as; * Agreement may provide a basis for engaging in joint activities * When a person agrees it increases our confidence and...
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