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Exposure Effects in the Classroom: The Development of Affinity Among Students

Moreland & Beach (1992) · Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 28(3)

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What the study found

Four women attended a university lecture course 0, 5, 10 or 15 times without speaking to anyone. At the end of term, the 130 students rated the women they had seen more often as more attractive and more like themselves, although they hardly recognised them.

What the study cannot prove

Four confederates, one course, 130 students rating slides at the end of term. Exposure raised ratings of attraction and similarity while barely raising recognition; nobody spoke to anyone, so it says nothing about what happens once you do.

Limits we note on the exercises

This was one classroom in one term. The effect was on ratings of a photo, not on anyone starting a conversation.

Where we use it

We use this paper in 1 place in the academy. If the paper turned out to be wrong, we would have to change everything in this list. Some of the exercise instructions below are part of Gold. You can read every finding for free.

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