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bigjohnny The cheerleader effect changes how we perceive people in groups.

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bigjohnny The psychological power of the spotlight on college campuses.

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bigjohnny The science of romantic attraction in high-energy sports stadiums

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bigjohnny Campus Crush Psychology

Heart rate climbs / Stadium sparks / Brain calls it love!

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Sideline Butterflies
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bigjohnny Decode social cues on campus to discover how to handle relationship butterflies and communicate better.

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The cheerleader effect in groups

bigjohnny Psychologists Drew Walker and Edward Vul explained how the human brain averages out facial features to create the

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Fun Fact

Stadium heartbeat: Crowded college football stadiums can reach noise levels over 130 decibels, which is loud enough to physically mimic the heart-racing sensation of falling in love.

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The power of the spotlight

bigjohnny A classical marble sculpture of a college cheerleader glows under a gallery spotlight.

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Glossary
limerence (noun)
An involuntary state of intense romantic desire and obsessive focus on another person. Dorothy Tennov coined the term in 1979, explaining a college student's intense obsession with a varsity cheerleader.

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How does the human brain process faces in a group to create the cheerleader effect?

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Where is the best place to watch a college game?

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Who conducted the famous 1974 suspension bridge study on the misattribution of emotional arousal?

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What psychological term describes the tendency to favor members of one's own group, such as students wearing the same college colors?

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Which psychologist first coined the term 'halo effect' in a 1920 paper regarding military evaluations?

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According to the 1974 suspension bridge study, what did participants do when they experienced high physiological fear?

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What physiological hormone is released during high-energy college stadium games, mimicking the physical feeling of falling in love?

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Which university researchers confirmed the cheerleader effect group attractiveness bias in a 2013 study?

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What cognitive bias, first documented by Edward Thorndike in 1920, causes people to assume attractive individuals have other positive traits?

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