Omni Austin Hotel,
Austin North Room
Austin, TX
Thursday, October 25, 2012
We are pleased to announce that the 6th annual Attraction and Relationships Preconference will continue this year at the Austin, TX, meeting, and will again include a diverse set of talks on both attraction and close relationships processes.
Breakfast (8:30-9:00)
Welcome (9:00-9:05)
Attraction Talk #1: Paul Eastwick (9:05-9:40)
How Strongly Do Physical Attractiveness and Earning Prospects Predict Romantic Evaluations?
A Meta-Analysis.
Attraction Talk #2: Kristina Durante (9:40-10:15)
Courtship, Competition, and Consumer Choice:
Hidden Hormonal Influences on Women's Decision-Making
Coffee Break (10:15-10:35)
Attraction Talk #3: Michael Norton (10:35-11:00)
Familiarity and Contempt
Attraction Talk #4: Harry Reis (11:00-11:25)
Familiarity and Attraction
Familarity Debate: Norton, Reis, Audience (11:25-12:00)
Lunch (12:00-1:30)
Relationships Talk #1: Nickola Overall (1:30-2:05)
Bias and Accuracy During Conflict Discussion and Daily Life
Relationships Talk #2: Vivian Zayas (2:05-2:40)
Attachment and Affect Regulation
Coffee Break (2:40-3:00)
Relationships Talk #3: Ed Lemay and Michael Melville (3:00-3:35)
Signal Distortion Bias: Misperceiving Self-Disclosure and Partner Understanding to
Reach Desired Conclusions about Partners' Care
Keynote Address: Russ Fazio (3:35-4:30)
Close Relationships: Implications of the MODE Model