Comments on: How Attraction Works

By: Five Behaviors That Communicate High or Low Status | Scott Fenstermaker

Five Behaviors That Communicate High or Low Status | Scott Fenstermaker — Mon, 05 Aug 2019 21:09:50 +0000

[…] also factors into how we feel attraction to one another. Also, it has repercussions in group psychology, and therefore also in marketing messaging. People […]

By: meganmegan1960

meganmegan1960 — Wed, 02 Dec 2015 21:14:52 +0000

This article is silly.If a man did not woo me…bring me flowers,take me on dates,etc.I would not even date him….men that do that are gentlemen,certainly not wussies…….thew writer is a fool.

By: Alfa

Alfa — Wed, 07 Oct 2015 21:44:00 +0000

I read a lot of craps online and sometimes I blame myself for reading what, most likely naive teenagers who thought they knew a thing wrote, so it was refreshing to read from someone who certainly knows what he is talking about. Funnily, i was kind of disappointed that you didn’t write more when I an always complaining of people ranting on and on but that goes to show how much I enjoyed reading your piece. I read this things for fun as it reminds me my college days otherwise I should be writing them instead of reading for tips, as all I get is” hey you are over confident” lol

By: Five Behaviors That Communicate High or Low Status « People-triggers

Five Behaviors That Communicate High or Low Status « People-triggers — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 19:56:58 +0000

[…] acting portrayals, because it factors into a character’s key attitudes. It also factors into how we feel attraction to one another. Also, it has repercussions in group psychology, and therefore also in marketing messaging. People […]

By: The Halo Effect « People-triggers

The Halo Effect « People-triggers — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 17:04:27 +0000

[…] written in earlier entries, society grants attention and benefit to those of high status. Status drives our attraction instincts. This is a biological pack-animal imperative, hard-wired into the collective unconscious. And one […]

By: Rivelino

Rivelino — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 01:37:49 +0000

Excellent summary. Very well written.

By: The Six Weapons of Influence – Part 5: “Authority” « People-triggers

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 18:54:59 +0000

[…] also know from our look at how attraction works that we are attracted to authority, as it is the outer reflection of status. Trappings of […]

By: The Six Weapons of Influence – Part 4: “Liking” « People-triggers

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 15:41:22 +0000

[…] just as easily have been called “attraction.” Professional dating experts advise men to spark attraction by leveraging some of these ideas: associating with high-status and fun personality traits, putting […]

By: The Six Weapons of Influence – Part 1: “Reciprocity” « People-triggers

Mon, 24 May 2010 21:57:58 +0000

[…] This doesn’t just have to apply to material value, and in fact, most often, it does not. In a recent post on self-esteem, I made the comment that, “Every interaction you have with anyone you know is either asserting higher status or trying to get something by conceding status.” This concept of getting something by conceding status is fascinating. Listen very closely the next time anyone defers to you, treats you to something, or deliberately raises you up in any way. What are they looking to receive back? If it’s not money or business, then it’s usually some form of validation or approval. […]

By: Everything You Think You Know About Self-esteem Is Wrong « People-triggers

Everything You Think You Know About Self-esteem Is Wrong « People-triggers — Wed, 19 May 2010 21:44:09 +0000

[…] theory reinforces the idea of the Status Transaction, and also the status-based conception of how attraction works. Sociometer Theory is based on evolutionary biology. It states that humans, being pack/tribe […]