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A random sample of 99 statements was drawn from two family autobiographies. One group of college women rated the extent to which the author of each statement appeared similar to themselves. Another group rated their liking for the author of each statement. The item means of these two ratings correlated.51 (p <.01), in accord with prediction. A third rating, that of the intimacy of the information contained in each statement, was unreleated to either of the other ratings.
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Dustin, D.S., Alfonsin, B. Similarity and liking. Psychon Sci 22, 119 (1971). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03332524
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