... antagonistic relationships. Ebbeson et al (1976) found that most of the enemies of residents in apartment blocks in California also lived close by. Evaluation It is fairly obvious that proximity will be an important factor in the formation of relationships because proximity determines who you are likely to meet. Attitude similarity One of the factors determining interpersonal attraction is attitude similarity. Newcomb (1961) paid students to take part in his study. He first found out the beliefs and attitudes of the students. He then used this information to assign students to rooms. Some students were given a room with someone with similar attitudes and others were paired with someone having very different attitudes. Friendships were much more likely to develop between students who shared the same beliefs and attitudes than between those who did not (58% and 25% respectively). Bryne et al (1968) found that attitude similarity had much more of an effect ...

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