Review of: Attraction depending on the level of abstraction of the character descriptions. Round#1/Reviewer#1
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: What determines levels of interpersonal attraction?A long history of research in social psychology has highlighted a range of important factors, such as physical attractiveness, similarity of attitudes and beliefs, reciprocity of feelings, self-disclosure of personal information, and familiarity.One theme that runs through several of these characteristics is the concept of uncertainty, and in particular how reducing uncertainty in knowledge about a person influences levels of attraction.According to the Uncertainty Reduction Theory (URT), as an individual's uncertainty in a person diminishes, levels of attraction are expected to rise.Previous
Author: Chris Chambers
Language: English
Subfield: Social Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W7081908101
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