Okay, I am studying now
Chapter 8: Attraction
physical attraction = liking
May & Hamilton (1980)
-premise: female P's rated pictures of men. Cn1: 1/3 no music, Cn2: 1/3 avant-garde music, Cn3: 1/3 rock music.
-DV: How attractive did you find the men?
-results: P groups rated attractiveness from highest to lowest in Rock, no, then Avant-Garde music as follows:
Rock Music
No Music
Avant-Garde Music
1
2
3
-conclusion: environment influences liking
Jackson, Hunter, & Hodge (1995)
-conclusion: found that there is a general belief that physically attractive people also have a lot of other things going for them
Feingold (1966)
-conclusion: showed that physically attractive people generally have no specific advantages/disadvantages, except when it comes to social skills; they are more socially adept.
I.Praise & Favors
A.Lott & Lott (1960)
-children & pretend minefield
B. Jones, et al. (1963)
-premise: P's are interviewed by C1 and receive either positive, negative, or neutral feedback from C2. afterwards, 1/2 told that C2 is doing a study of his own and may want to contact you later to help him with his study.
-DV: How much did you like the person who gave you feedback?
-results:
+
+/-
-
Told
2
4
6
Not Told
1
3
5
-conclusions: type of feedback influences us more than if we suspect an ulterior motive.
C. Jecker & Landy (1969)
-premise: P's given a small amt of money to perform a task. at end of exp., 1/3 asked by experimenter "We are running out of money for this study. Would you mind giving the money back? You don't have to, it's your money, you earned it, but we'd really appreciate it if you could give it back." 1/3 told same thing by dept.mental secretary. 1/3 told nothing.
-DV: How much did you like the experimenter?
-results:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
damnit, this is taking too fucking long. I think I'll just write it out longhand instead. just fyi, I AM doing this from memory, and NOT from the book.
physical attraction = liking
May & Hamilton (1980)
-premise: female P's rated pictures of men. Cn1: 1/3 no music, Cn2: 1/3 avant-garde music, Cn3: 1/3 rock music.
-DV: How attractive did you find the men?
-results: P groups rated attractiveness from highest to lowest in Rock, no, then Avant-Garde music as follows:
Rock Music
No Music
Avant-Garde Music
1
2
3
-conclusion: environment influences liking
Jackson, Hunter, & Hodge (1995)
-conclusion: found that there is a general belief that physically attractive people also have a lot of other things going for them
Feingold (1966)
-conclusion: showed that physically attractive people generally have no specific advantages/disadvantages, except when it comes to social skills; they are more socially adept.
I.Praise & Favors
A.Lott & Lott (1960)
-children & pretend minefield
B. Jones, et al. (1963)
-premise: P's are interviewed by C1 and receive either positive, negative, or neutral feedback from C2. afterwards, 1/2 told that C2 is doing a study of his own and may want to contact you later to help him with his study.
-DV: How much did you like the person who gave you feedback?
-results:
+
+/-
-
Told
2
4
6
Not Told
1
3
5
-conclusions: type of feedback influences us more than if we suspect an ulterior motive.
C. Jecker & Landy (1969)
-premise: P's given a small amt of money to perform a task. at end of exp., 1/3 asked by experimenter "We are running out of money for this study. Would you mind giving the money back? You don't have to, it's your money, you earned it, but we'd really appreciate it if you could give it back." 1/3 told same thing by dept.mental secretary. 1/3 told nothing.
-DV: How much did you like the experimenter?
-results:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
damnit, this is taking too fucking long. I think I'll just write it out longhand instead. just fyi, I AM doing this from memory, and NOT from the book.