Positive Mood and Report of Attractiveness A person could be attracted to someone because of many different reasons. But when in a relationship, being able to view your partner as being attractive is a major component to a healthy and long lasting relationship. Being attracted to someone is defined as the level of interest, liking, or desire that an individual feels towards another individual. The temporary state of mind, or emotional feeling that is being experienced is an individual's current mood, this is normally either a positive or negative feeling (Robbins, 1994). The positive feeling is commonly referred to as a "good mood" and can be defined as a cheerfully-inclined state of mind. Whereas a negative feeling is referred to as a "bad mood" and can be defined as an angry or irritable state of mind. A technique that is used in
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In their study they tested the effects of romantic attraction to someone who isn't similar to themselves. In this particular study the authors hypothesized that men who were exposed to a romantic mood induction would have a greater attraction and perceive similarity to the female counterpart. The experimenters had male participants exposed to either a romantic mood induction only, romantic mood induction & masturbation, or a control condition. The participants that were a part of the romantic induction and masturbation condition were allowed to look over the females questionnaire, and 70% of the responses were altered to actually be different than what the female participant actually responded with. The results of this study showed that the romantic induction only condition scored higher on liking and love then those participants that were a part of the romantic induction and masturbation condition and the control condition. This study shows that the mood of the male participants affected the responses they had with the female
In their study they tested the effects of romantic attraction to someone who isn't similar to themselves. In this particular study the authors hypothesized that men who were exposed to a romantic mood induction would have a greater attraction and perceive similarity to the female counterpart. The experimenters had male participants exposed to either a romantic mood induction only, romantic mood induction & masturbation, or a control condition. The participants that were a part of the romantic induction and masturbation condition were allowed to look over the females questionnaire, and 70% of the responses were altered to actually be different than what the female participant actually responded with. The results of this study showed that the romantic induction only condition scored higher on liking and love then those participants that were a part of the romantic induction and masturbation condition and the control condition. This study shows that the mood of the male participants affected the responses they had with the female