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Attraction and Close Relationships
Ch.9 Social Psychology - Kassin et al.
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Psychology
Undergraduate 2
12/04/2012

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Need for Affilitation
Definition
The desire to establish and maintain many rewarding interpersonal relationships.
Term

People seek out the company of others, even strangers, in times of stress.

 

True or False?

Definition
True.
Term

Shyness can't be learned.


True or False?

Definition

False. 

it can be learned due to failed social interactions thereby igniting anxiety about the future interactions. 

Term
Loneliness
Definition

A feeling of deprivation about existing social relations. 

triggered by a discrepancy between the level of social contact a person has and the level he/she wants.

Term
The Proximity Effect
Definition

The single best predictor of whether two people will get together or not is proximity, or nearness. 

These days that includes online interaction with people.

Term
The Mere Exposure Effect
Definition

the phenomenon whereby the more often people are exposed to a stimulus, the more positively they evaluate that stimulus.

stronger when the stimulus is presented without our awareness of it

Term

The more attractive a person is, the better off in life they will be. 

 

True or False?

Definition

True.

We as humans tend to percieve attractive people as more capable, intelligent, healthy, etc. 

Term

Infants do not discriminate between faces considered attractive and unattractive in their culture. 

 

True or False?

Definition
False.
Term
What is beautiful is good Stereotype
Definition
The belief that physically attractive individuals also possess desirable personality characteristics. 
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Attractive people are just as happy as less attractive people. 

 

True or False?

Definition
True.
Term

People who are physically attractive have higher self-esteem than those who are unattractive.

 

True or False?

Definition
False.
Term

When it comes to romantic relationships, opposites attract.

 

True or False?

Definition
False.
Term
Matching Hypothesis
Definition
The proposition that people are attracted to others who are similar in physical attractiveness.
Term
Reciprocity
Definition
A mutual exchange between what we give and receive - liking those who like us.
Term
Hard-to-get Effect
Definition
The tendency to prefer people who are highly selective in their social choices over those who are more readily available.
Term

Men and women who are not in committed relationships see each other as more attractive as the night wears on.

 

True or False?

Definition
True.
Term

Men are more upset by ---- infidelity

Women are more upset by ---- infidelity

Definition

m- sexual

f - emotional

Term
Intimate Relationship
Definition
A close relationship between two adults involving emotional attachment, fulfillment of psychological needs, or interdependence.
Term
Social Exchange Theory
Definition
A perspective that views people as motivated to maximize benefits and minimize costs in their relationships with others. 
Term
Equity Theory
Definition
The theory that people are most satisfied with a relationship when the ratio between benefits and contributions is similar for both partners.
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Exchange Relationship
Definition
A relationship in which the participants expect and desire strict reciprocity in their interactions.
Term
Communal Relationship
Definition
A relationship in which the participants expect and desire mutual responsiveness to each other's needs.
Term
Attachment Style
Definition
The way a person typically interacts with significant others.
Term
Triangular Theory of Love
Definition
A throty proposing that love has three basic components --- intimacy, passion, and commitment --- that can be combined to produce eight subtypes.
Term
Romantic Love
Definition
Intamacy and Passion
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Companionate Love
Definition
Intimacy and Commitment
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Fatuous Love
Definition
Passion and Commitment
Term
Empty Love
Definition
Commitment alone
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Infatuation
Definition
Passion alone
Term
Liking
Definition
Intimacy alone
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Consummate Love
Definition
Intimacy, Passion, and Commitment
Term
Excitation Transfer
Definition
The process whereby arousal caused by one stimulus is added to arousal from a second stimulus and the combined arousal is attributed to the second stimulus.
Term
Self-disclosure
Definition
Revelations about the self that a person makes to others.
Term

Men are more likely than women to interpret friendly gestures by the opposite sex in sexual terms. 

 

True or False?

Definition
True.
Term
Sexual Orientation
Definition
A person's preference for members of the same sex, opposite sex, or both sexes.
Term
Same sex couples differ from straight couples in two ways:
Definition

1. They are more likely to retain friendships with former sexual partners

2. They tend to divide up household chores more evenly.

Term

After the honeymoon period there is an overall decline in levels of marital satisfaction.


True or False?

Definition
True
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