Popular wisdom is often contradictory, as with the following two sayings:
1) "opposites attract,"
2) "birds of a feather flock together." Research on the relationship between similarity and liking suggests that
A) #1 is more accurate; people tend to be more attracted to those who are dissimilar from themselves.
B) #2 is more accurate; people tend to be more attracted to those who are similar to themselves.
C) both are right for different people; heterosexual men tend to be attracted to similar others whereas gay men tend to be attracted to dissimilar others.
D) both are right in different conditions; people are attracted to similar others when they are interested in long-term relationships, but they prefer dissimilar others for less serious relationships without commitment.
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