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Interpersonal attraction

Interpersonal attraction is the attraction between people which leads to friendships and romantic relationships. The study of interpersonal attraction is a major area of study in social psychology.

Many factors leading to interpersonal attraction have been studied. The most major ones are propinquity, similarity, familiarity , reciprocal liking , and physical attractiveness.

01-04-2007 01:30:44
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