They Do Get More Attractive at Closing Time, But Only When You Are Not in a Relationship.

Autor:	Madey, Scott F., Simo, Melanie, Dillworth, David, Kemper, David, Toczynski, Anne, Perella, Althea
Předmět:	INTERPERSONAL relations SOCIAL psychology PSYCHOLOGY INTERPERSONAL attraction ATTITUDE (Psychology) SOCIOLOGY TIME pressure SOCIAL aspects of time TIME
Zdroj:	Basic & Applied Social Psychology; Dec96, Vol. 18 Issue 4, p387-393, 7p, 1 Chart
Abstrakt:	The effect of being in a relationship on the perceived attractiveness of opposite-sex patrons in a bar at closing time was investigated. At closing time, participants not in a relationship rated opposite-sex patrons significantly more attractive than participants in a relationship. Significant differences in perceived attractiveness of opposite-sex patrons were found at each time period for participants not in a relationship, whereas participants in a relationship did not differ in their perceived attractiveness of opposite-sex patrons at each time period. Discussion focused on Commodity Theory and on the hypothesis that threatened alternatives increase in attractiveness as decision time approaches. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze:	Complementary Index
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