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College students, 250 women and 250 men, were surveyed concerning thei
r experience in the typical situation in which they encounter someone
who reminds them of someone else. 94% of the respondents indicated hav
ing positive and favorable feelings about the remembered other, while
only 6% of the sample reported negative and unfavorable feelings about
the remembered person in such circumstances. Alternative interpretati
ons of the data are considered, with attention focused on implications
for the study of interpersonal attitudes in contemporary society.