The similarity-attraction effect refers to the widespread tendency of people to be attracted to others.
who are similar to themselves in important respects.
Attraction means not strictly physical attraction but, rather, liking for or wanting to be around the person.
Similarity/attraction theory posits that people like and are attracted to others who are similar, rather than dissimilar, to themselves; “birds of a feather,” the adage goes, “flock together.”
Social scientific research has provided considerable support for tenets of the theory since the mid-1900s.
There are three kinds of attraction: Physical Attraction, based on appearance. Social Attraction, based on personality. Task Attraction, based on ability.
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