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| the basic motive to seek and maintain interpersonal relationships |
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| Associated Effect of Emotions on Attraction: Classical Conditioning |
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| if you come in contact with a stranger shortly after you recieve a low grade on an exam, you tend to like that person less than someone you meet shortly after you recieve a check in the mail. |
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| physical closeness between two individuals with respect to where they live, where they sit in a classroom, where they work and so on. |
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| Repeated exposure: Mere exposure effect |
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| frequent contact with any mildly negative, neutral or positive stimulus results in an increasingly positive evalution of that stimulus. |
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| the combination of characteristics that are evaluated as beautiful or handsome at the positive extreme and as unattractive at the negative extreme. This plays an important role in mate selection. Most people tend to believe that attractive men and women are more poised, interesting, sociable, independent, sexy, well adjusted, ect.. "What is beautiful is good" Associated with popularity, good interpersonal skills and high self esteem. |
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| Why should composite faces be especially attractive? |
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| each person's schema of women and men is created in our cognitions in much the same way that the averaged face is created. So a composite face is closer to that schema than is any specific face. Perceptions of attractiveness are also influenced by the situation. |
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| When people are shown pictures of VERY attractive people, they rate a stranger as less attractive than do people who were not looking at the pictures. The difference between the attractiveness of the people in the photographs and the stranger. |
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| Appearance-rejection sensitivity: Steryo-type threat |
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| people worry about their appearence and fear that others may snub them because they don't quite measure up on this dimension. For example, a person's first name. |
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| Individuals share the same attitudes. Porportion of Similar Attitudes: number of specific topics on which 2 people express similar views / the toal # of topics discussed |
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| Similarity-Dissimilarity effect |
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| The consistent finding that people respond positivley to indications that another person is similar to themselves and negatively to indications that another person is dissimilar from themselves |
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| 1. Balance Theory (first reason why we like those who are similar and dislike those who are different) |
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| balance- like + agreement= positive emotional state// imbalance-like + disagreement results in negative state and desires to restore balance (Cognitive dissonance)// Nonbalance: dislike leads to indifference |
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| 2. social comparison theory (second reason why we like those who are similar and dislike those who are different) |
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| people compare themselves to others because, for many domains and attributes, there is no objective yardstick with which to evaluate the self, so we compare ourselves to others to gain this information. |
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| 3.adaptive response(3rd reason why we like those who are similar and dislike those who are different) |
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| any physical characteristic or behavioral tendency that enhances the odds of reproductive success for an individual or for other individuals with similar genes |
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| attachment style (not the only model) |
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| the degree of security experienced in interpersonal relationships. Differential styles initally develop in the interactions between infant and caregiver when the infant acquires basic attitudes about self-worth and interpersonal trust.(4 types) |
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| interpersonal trust (self esteem) |
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| the belief that other people are generally trustworthy, dependable and reliable. |
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| high self esteem and high interpersonal trust.This is the most successful and most desirable attachment style |
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| fearful avoidant attachment style |
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| low self esteem and low interpersonal trust. |
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| preoccupied attachment style |
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| low self esteem and high interpersonal trust. these individuals want closeness and they readily form relatinships. they cling to others but expect eventually to be rejected because they believe themselves to be unworthy |
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| dismissing attachment style |
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| high self esteem and low interpersonal trust. The tendency to reject the other person at some point in the relationship to avoid being the one who is rejected |
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| Factors affecting lonliness |
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| genetic determinants (inadequate interpersonal behavior) = negative affect (depression, anxiety, unhappiness) // mother child interactions (fearful avoidant or preoccupied)= neg cognitions (pessimism, self blame, mistrust of others)= dispositional lonliness// social learning experiences (lack of opportunity to inteact with peers and develop social skills) = negative behavior (shyness, avoidance of relationships, interpersonal relationships, teasing) |
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| when both sides of the body are alike. A symmetrical face is perceived as more attractive than an unsymmetrical one. It is also associated with genertic fitness, health and fertility |
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| love "Love is offering the last bite" |
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| A combination of emotions, cognitions, and behaviors that often play a crucial role in intimate realtionships. Love is universal |
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| Extra information about LOVE |
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| women pay more attention to a males resources, whether consisting of a warm cave and the ability to fight off predators or of economic and interpersonal power. Reproductive success was enhanced by dhoosing a mate who had the ability to protect and care for their offspring. Lust and interpersonal commitment are based in BIOLOGY. We experience sexual desire and the desire to bond with both mate and children because such motivations were adaptive. |
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| love felt by one person for another who does not feel love in return |
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| an intense and often unrealistic emotional response to another person |
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| love that is based on friendship, mutual attraction, shared interests, respect and a concern for one another's welfare// intimacy + commitment such as marriage where passion has faded |
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| complete and ideal love according to Steinbergs model of love : intimacy + passion + commitment |
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| Sternbergs Triangular Model of Love |
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| each love relationship is made up of three basic components: intimacy, passion and commitment |
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| the closeness felt by two people the extent to which they are bonded |
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| passion (Passionate Love: EROS) |
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| the sexual motives and sexual excitement associated with a couples relationship |
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| cognitive processes involved in deciding that you love another person and are committed to maintain the relationship |
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| an internal threat to a romantic or other relationship. Jealousy inducing conditions -> reductions in implicit self-esteem = Jealous. These threats involve the possibility that someone we care about may desert us for a rival. |
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