![]() ![]() First, because similar others are more likely than are dissimilar others to possess opinions and worldviews that validate one’s own, interaction with similar others is a likely source of social reinforcement. Why does similarity attract? At least four explanations have received consistent empirical support. Years of research have produced such robust evidence that one researcher referred to the effects of similarity on attraction as a “law.” In striking contrast, many attempts to find support for a sister principle, known as the complementarity principle (“opposites attract”) have failed to find more than a highly selective effect in limited contexts. ![]() The degree of correspondence between partners is then compared with that of random pairs of people, people with a tepid attraction to each other or, more commonly, chance. The second method entails correlational studies, which assess the properties of interest in relationship partners, often by questionnaire. These descriptions are manipulated to vary in their degree of similarity, from very similar to very dissimilar, to the participant’s own standing on whatever dimensions the investigator wishes to study. First, in laboratory experiments, participants are given descriptions of a person they are about to meet. Similarity-attraction research embodies the popular adage, “birds of a feather flock together.” This effect has been studied extensively, usually in one of two ways. Similarity-Attraction Effect Background and Modern Usage Personality similarity has shown weaker, but still important, effects on attraction. Similarity effects tend to be strongest and most consistent for attitudes, values, activity preferences, and attractiveness. Many different dimensions of similarity have been studied, in both friendship and romantic contexts. Attraction means not strictly physical attraction but, rather, liking for or wanting to be around the person. I was able to download the rest of the Gestalt Video Collection! Watched them all already.The similarity-attraction effect refers to the widespread tendency of people to be attracted to others who are similar to themselves in important respects. I am truly thankful for your work and effort in creating this, my friend. It’s one of those moments where I can tell my art is going to take a quantum leap forward as long as I do everything I consciously can to master this methodology. I remember stumbling upon some gestalt info in the past but it was related to graphic design and I dismissed it because I couldn’t easily relate it to my own art, but you go through and show exactly how it relates to 2d art in a way that is easy to digest and apply, and the dynamic symmetry has been blowing my mind. What you have created is exactly what I was looking for which I couldn’t find elsewhere. ![]() Hi Tavis, I have been diving into your work religiously in my off time and I can already tell I’ve struck gold. So I am very grateful for your information on the matter, especially as it seems to be overlooked by many of my colleagues. Through quite a lot of searching for more information I ended up on your site and to be honest, I’m probably more excited than on the day someone told me very kindly I needed to learn about lighting.Īs a photographer I have always (until now) focused on technique, lighting, posing, expression, etc, etc, to improve my images, but always relied on “intuition” and the rule of thirds for composition. Thank you so much, I can’t wait to get started! A couple of months ago I read an article by New York photographer Chris Knight (also boyfriend of fashion photographer and CreativeLive educator Lindsay Adler) which mentioned the Gestalt theory and triggered my curiosity. Here are some inspiring emails from artists wanting to advance to the master level! ***** ![]()
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