“…Therefore, both cognitive and affective elements of one's attraction toward another person are represented within the potential variables that contribute to interpersonal attraction (Byme & Clore, 1974). Research shows that the following variables depicted in the model are linked to attraction: physical attractiveness (Bar-Tal & Saxe, 1976;Byme, London & Reeves, 1968;Dion, Berscheid & Walster, 1972;Miller, 1970;Reingen, Gresham, & Keman, 1980;Ronkainen & Reingen, 1979), similarity (Brock, 1965;Byme, London & Reeves, 1968;Clore & Baldridge, 1968;Evans, 1963;Gadel, 1964;Woodside & Davenport, 1974), communication style (LaVoie & Adams, 1978), competence (Aronson, 1969;Landy & Sigall, 1974;Palmer, 1969;Solomon & Saxe, 1977), proximity or exposure frequency (Newcomb, 1956;Zajonc, 1968), reciprocity (Clore & Baldridge, 1970), and prestige (Bonney, 1952;Loomis & Proctor, 1950;Lundberg, 1937).…”