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The Science Behind Why You Fall In Love With A Certain "Type"
Dr. Helen Fisher is a biological anthropologist at Rutgers University and the author of Why Him? Why Her? How to Keep and Find Lasting Love. In this clip she discusses her theory about chemical compatibility.
Thought Questions:
How do you think hormones might affect compatibility? Can you think of ways that Dr. Fisher's theory could be tested empirically?
Do you think biological compatibility is any more or less important than other kinds of compatibility or similarity?
If personality is rooted in biological differences, what can we say about people's prospects for changing their personalities?
reply to peers:
heres reply 1;
How do you think hormones might affect compatibility? Can you think of ways that Dr. Fisher's theory could be tested empirically?
I do believe that hormones affect compatibility. In the video, it said that some people that are higher in estrogen will look for someone with higher testosterone. The people who create these dating websites can look at peoples that matched and see if their pictures and bios can express their personality and they can make a judgement to see who they would like to connect with more.
Do you think biological compatibility is any more or less important than other kinds of compatibility or similarity?
I believe it's all about the person, to some people opposites attract but in other cases people who are similar are compatible as well. People who are more commanding and dominant might be attracted to someone who is feelings driven and not as much dominant.
If personality is rooted in biological differences, what can we say about people's prospects for changing their personalities?
I believe that anyone can change who they are, I used to be a super shy person who would avoid anyone that came into my path but now I talk to anyone I meet or run into. I think that personality is partial biological but is also the environment you grow up in as well. Someone that grows up in a social;y distant household might be shyer as to someone who has a lot of family friends might be more extroverted.
reply 2 ;
Hello everyone!
The amygdala is responsible for emotions and I always thought that it was responsible for love as well. After watching this video, it seems that hormones are partially responsible for explaining love and attraction. People with certain hormones are attracted to a person with the same hormone and some people are attracted to the opposing hormone. An MEG test would be able to test magnetic indicators of brain waves that would indicate attraction, so it could be tested empirically.
I think biological compatibility is especially important because the hormones that are dominant in your body will always be there. You might make decisions that may indicate a different dominant hormone, but for the most part it is unavoidable to act the part of your biological make up.
Because biology rarely changes, it is extremely hard to completely change your personality. You make act differently but that doesn't change the way you feel. If you have IED you may be able to control your outbursts, but you will never be able to avoid them internally. This is why people struggle with personality disorders.