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The proportion of item agreements between an individual and a hypothetical stranger represented by a test protocol has been repeatedly found to be a critical variable determining interpersonal attraction. Recent work, however, has indicated that the importance of the topic or item may also be of marked significance. The purpose of this investigation was to determine how Ss respond to hypothetical strangers on the basis of information differing in both importance and proportion. Both these variables were found to have a significant effect in determining attraction.
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Banikiotes, P.G., Banikiotes, F.G. Topic importance and proportion of item agreements as significant variables in interpersonal attraction. Psychon Sci 23, 296–297 (1971). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03336118
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