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The More Frequently We See, The Prettier
Do you know what is exposure-effect? It means that the more frequently we see a person, the prettier we think he or she is. You may find it unbelievable, it is true though.
Try to imagine this: there are four girls in the lecture hall. They are more or less similar, appearance-wise. None of them are drop-dead gorgeous, neither is anyone of them so ugly that you can't look at her a second longer. The first one would not step into the lecture hall unless the seminar is compulsory, the second one seldom comes, the third one comes regularly and the fourth attends every single class.
You have never tried to befriend with anyone of them. There were occasions when you asked them to move over so that you could take your seat. Sometimes, they may hold the door for you but you can hardly remember. One day, if I show you their photos and ask people who is the nicest, do you know what will the people say? It's absolutely the girl who shows up every time!
Richard Moreland and Scott Beach conducted a similar experiment in 1992. Boys in class were asked to rate the girls who attended the lectures with different levels. Always, the girl who attended lectures most often was perceived as most attractive, smart and easy-going.
So the more frequent we see this person, the nicer we would think they are. This seems to make sense when we ask ourselves why best friends usually do not live that far away from each other and how lovers claim their love grows day by day. This so-called mere exposure effect is discovered by Robert Zajonc. He presented these interesting facts while he was still studying, but instead of women, he used Chinese characters!
He had conducted 200 more experiments and the same results came up. The way our brain operates is really strange.
However, reality is different from experiments. Our judgment of a person can be influenced by many factors. For instance, this theory does not apply if you listen to your beloved song continuously for many times. You will be sick of it instead of loving it more. Nonstop bombardment may lead to a negative consequence.
If that girl who sits next to you in the lecture hall right at the beginning is nothing close to being normal, or even she makes you want to run immediately. Then I think seeing her everyday will never help.
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