Professor Scott Plous

Social Psychology Wesleyan University

FURTHER READINGS AND VIEWINGS

Lecture 7.3: Romantic Attraction and Close Relationships

Works Cited or Referred To

(1) Buss, D. M. (1985). Human mate selection. American Scientist, 73, 47-51.

(2) Eastwick, P. W., & Finkel, E. J. (2008). Sex differences in mate preferences revisited:
Do people know what they initially desire in a romantic partner? Journal of Personality
and Social Psychology, 95, 628-647.

(3) Festinger, L. (1951). Architecture and group membership. Journal of Social Issues, 7(1-
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(4) Festinger, L., Schachter, S., & Back, K. (1950). Social pressures in informal groups: A
study of human factors in housing. New York: Harper.

(5) Gottman, J. M. (1995). Why marriages succeed or fail: And how you can make yours
last. New York: Simon & Schuster.

(6) Gottman, J., & Silver, N. (2012). What makes love last? How to build trust and avoid
betrayal. New York: Simon & Schuster.

(7) Hatfield, E., & Rapson, R. L. (2005). Love and sex: Cross-cultural perspectives.
Lanham, MD: University Press of America.

(8) Hatfield, E., & Sprecher, S. (1995). Men's and women's preferences in marital partners
in the United States, Russia, and Japan. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 26, 728-
750.

(9) Judge, T. A., Hurst, C. & Simon, L. S. (2009). Does it pay to be smart, attractive, or
confident (or all three)? Relationships among general mental ability, physical
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742-755.

(10) MacDonald, T. K., & Ross, M. (1999). Assessing the accuracy of predictions about
dating relationships: How and why do lovers' predictions differ from those made by
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(11) Miller, R. (2011). Intimate relationships (6th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.
 (12) Pew Research Center. (2007, July 18). Modern marriage: "I like hugs. I like kisses. But
what I really love is help with the dishes."

(13) Rushton, J. P. (1989). Genetic similarity, human altruism, and group selection.
Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 12, 503–559.

(14) Sprecher, S. (1989). The importance to males and females of physical attractiveness,
earning potential, and expressiveness in initial attraction. Sex Roles, 21, 591-607.

(15) Sprecher, S., Sullivan, Q., & Hatfield, E. (1994). Mate selection preferences: Sex
differences examined in a national sample. Journal of Personality and Social
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(16) Walster, E., Aronson, V., Abrahams, D., & Rottman, L. (1966). Importance of physical
attractiveness in dating behavior. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 4, 508-
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Related Wikipedia Entries

(1) Interpersonal Attraction: www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interpersonal_attraction

(2) Physical Attractiveness: www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_attractiveness

(3) Romance (Love): www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romantic_love

(4) Sexual Attraction: www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_attraction

Social Psychologists and Other Researchers Mentioned

(1) Leon Festinger: www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_Festinger

(2) John Gottman: www.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gottman

(3) Stanley Schachter: www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Schachter

Related Videos

(1) Three Ways to Build a Happy Marriage (11 minutes)

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Related Links

(1) Gottman Institute

YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/TheGottmanInstitute

(2) Pew Research Center

YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/PewResearchCenter/

(3) The Psychology of Attraction (from Social Psychology Network)