AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Just being around someone or being repeatedly exposed to them increases the likelihood that we will be attracted to them. We also tend to feel safe with familiar people, as it is likely we know what to expect from them. Dr. Robert Zajonc (1968) labeled this phenomenon the mere-exposure effect.

Detailed explanation-2: -The mere-exposure effect is a psychological phenomenon by which people tend to develop a preference for things merely because they are familiar with them. In social psychology, this effect is sometimes called the familiarity principle.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mere Exposure In Interpersonal Relationships Because the mere exposure effect means that we like what we see more often, it means that we’re more likely to get along with people that we see more regularly.