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Psychology Ch 18 Interpersonal Attraction
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Psychology
11th Grade
11/06/2012

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Physical Proximity
Definition
How close people are to eachother generally determines strength of relationships
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Physical Attractiveness
Definition

Person's degree of physical beauty

 

*Based on culture, some cultures have different ideas of beauty than others.

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Halo effect
Definition

Tendency to generalize a favorable impression to unrelated personal characteristics.

 

*Because of this effect, we assume attractive people are also likeable, intelligent, witty, and socially skilled

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Competence
Definition

Degree of knowledge, ability, or profciency

 

*people like others who are competent but imperfect

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Similarity
Definition
Extent in which two people are alike.
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Self Disclosure
Definition

Sharing private thoughts and feelings to reveal yourself to others.

 

*essential for developing a close relationship.

 

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Reciprocity
Definition

responding to a positive action with another positive action

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Over-disclosure
Definition
Self-disclosure that exceeds what is appropriate for a particular realtionship.
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Gender Friendships
Definition

Male Relationships are side by side and usually bonded by activities.

Female Relationships are Face to face and are usually bonded by talking.

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Social Exchange theory
Definition
 Social exchange theory says that all human relationships  are formed by the use of a subjective cost-benefit analysis and the comparison of alternatives.
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Comparison Level
Definition
Personal standad a person uses to evaluate rewards and costs.
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Social Changes
Definition

Transfrs of attention, information, affection, favors, etc...

 

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Romantic Love
Definition
High levels of interpersonal attraction and emotional
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Liking 
Definition
Affection without passion or deep commitment.
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Mutual Absorption
Definition
Nearly exclusive attention lovers give one another.
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Secure Attatchment
Definition

Stable Positive emotional bond.

 

*Tend to be caring, intimate, supportive, and understanding.

 

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Avoidant Attachment
Definition

Emotional bond marked by a tendency to resist commitment to others.

*Suspicious,aloof, and skeptical.

*think others are unreliable

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Ambivalent Attachment
Definition

Emotional Bond marked by conflicting feelings of affection, anger, and emotional turmoil.

 

*Generally misunderstood and unappreciated

*think others are unreliable  and unwilling to commit.

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Evolutionary Psychology
Definition
study of evolutionary orgins of human behavior patterns
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