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#REDIRECT [[Law of Attraction]]
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==Origin==
[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from [[Latin]] ''attractus'', past participle of ''attrahere'', from ''ad''- + ''trahere'' to pull, draw
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_century 15th Century]
==Definitions==
*1: to [[cause]] to approach or [[adhere]]: as a : to pull to or draw toward oneself or itself <a [[magnet]] ''attracts'' iron>
:b : to draw by [[appeal]] to [[natural]] or [[excited]] interest, [[emotion]], or [[aesthetic]] sense : entice <attract [[attention]]>
==Description==
''Interpersonal'' '''attraction''' is the attraction between people which leads to [[friendships]] and [[romantic]] [[relationships]]. Interpersonal attraction, the [[process]], is distinct from [[perceptions]] of [[physical]] attractiveness which involves views of what is and is not considered [[beautiful]] or attractive.
The [[study]] of interpersonal attraction is a major area of [[research]] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_psychology social psychology]. Interpersonal attraction is related to how much we like or dislike someone. It can be viewed as a [[force]] acting between people that tends to draw them [[together]] and [[resist]] their [[separation]]. When measuring interpersonal attraction, one must refer to the [[qualities]] of the attracted as well as the qualities of the attractor to achieve [[predictive]] accuracy. It is suggested that to determine attraction, [[personality]] and situation must be taken into account. Repulsion is also a [[factor]] in the [[process]] of interpersonal attraction, one's [[conception]] of "attraction" to another can vary from [[extreme]] attraction to extreme repulsion.
The notion of “birds of a feather flock together” points out that [[similarity]] and/or complementarity is a crucial determinant of interpersonal attraction. [[Studies]] about attraction indicate that people are strongly attracted to look-a-likes in [[physical]] and [[social]] appearance ("like attracts like"). This similarity is in the broadest sense: similarity in bone-structure, characteristics, life [[goals]], [[ethnicity]] and [[appearance]]. The more these points match, the [[happier]] people are in a [[relationship]].
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]
[[Category: Psychology]]