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Interpersonal Attraction
Social psych terms dealing with interpersonal attraction
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Psychology
Undergraduate 4
11/05/2013

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Propinquity Effect
Definition
The finding that the more we see and interact with people, the more likely they are to become our friends
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Mere Exposure effect
Definition
the more exposure we have to a stimulus, the more apt we are to like it, providing the stimulus is not noxious.
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Similarity
Definition
match between two people's interests, attitudes, values, backgrounds, and/or personality
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Complementarity
Definition
Attraction to opposites
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Reciprocal liking
Definition
if a person likes us, we tend to like them back
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"what is beautiful is good" stereotype
Definition
assumption that physical attractiveness is highly correlated with other desirable traits
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Social Exchange theory
Definition
how people feel about a relationship depends on their perceptions of the rewards and costs, what they expect/deserve, chance or a better relationship elsewhere
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equity theory
Definition
people are happiest when their rewards, costs, and contributions of both people are roughly equal
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Infatuation
Definition
passion alone
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liking
Definition
intimacy alone
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Empty love
Definition
commitment alone
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romantic love
Definition
passion and intimacy
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fatuous (meaningless) love
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passion and commitment
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companionate love
Definition
intimacy and commitment
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consummate love
Definition
passion, intimacy, and commitment
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Eros
Definition
passion, lust, most common stereotype
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ludos
Definition
game-playing love
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storge
Definition
friendship-based love
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pragma
Definition
practical or logical love
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mania
Definition
obsessive love, combo of eros and ludos
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agape
Definition
selfless, unconditional love
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Attachment styles
Definition
expectations people develop about relationships with others, based on the relationship they had with their primary caregiver when they were infants
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secure attachment style
Definition
an attachment style characterized by trust, a lack of concern with being abandoned, and the view that one is worthy and well liked
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avoidant attachment style
Definition
an attachment style characterized by a suppression of attachment needs because attempts to be intimate have been rebuffed; people with this style find it idifficult to develop intimate relationships
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anxious/ambivalent attachment style
Definition
an attachment style characterized by a concern that others will not reciprocate one's desire for intimacy, resulting in higher-than-average levels of anxiety
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