There will be a certain time where one will develope feelings. This essay will discuss feelings on attraction. Attraction is defined as the feeling of liking someone, and has also been considered a force which attracts bodies or individuals together. There are numerous theories based on attraction. This essay will only focus on three particular theories of attraction, which are proximity, physical attractiveness, and similarity.
The first theory of attraction is proximity- which is defined as geographic closeness- and it increases the possibility of an individual being attracted to another due to the amount of exposure we receive from a stimulus (Myers, 2004). This stimulus includes getting more familiar to a stranger's face, an unfamiliar place, or even the tune of a song. Thus, the more exposure individuals get, the more attracted they will feel towards another (Zajonc, 1968; Bornstein, 1989; Harmon-Jones & Allen, 2001 cited in Saul Kassin; Moreland & Zajonc,......
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