The lookalike [[effect]] plays an important role called self-affirmation. A [[person]] typically enjoys receiving [[confirmation]] of every aspect of his or her [[life]], [[ideas]], [[attitudes]] and personal characteristics and it seems that people are looking for an [[image]] of themselves to spend their [[life]] with. One of the basic principles of interpersonal attraction is the rule of similarity: similarity is attractive. It is this underlying [[principle]] that applies to both [[friendships]] and [[romantic]] relationships. There is a high correlation between the [[proportion]] of [[attitudes]] [[shared]], and the degree of interpersonal attraction. Cheerful people like to be around other cheerful people and [[negative]] people would rather be around other negative people.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interpersonal_attraction] | The lookalike [[effect]] plays an important role called self-affirmation. A [[person]] typically enjoys receiving [[confirmation]] of every aspect of his or her [[life]], [[ideas]], [[attitudes]] and personal characteristics and it seems that people are looking for an [[image]] of themselves to spend their [[life]] with. One of the basic principles of interpersonal attraction is the rule of similarity: similarity is attractive. It is this underlying [[principle]] that applies to both [[friendships]] and [[romantic]] relationships. There is a high correlation between the [[proportion]] of [[attitudes]] [[shared]], and the degree of interpersonal attraction. Cheerful people like to be around other cheerful people and [[negative]] people would rather be around other negative people.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interpersonal_attraction] |