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Chapter 3
Drawing People Together Forces of Social Attraction
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Communication
Undergraduate 1
03/01/2014

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Attraction
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a force that draws people together
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Physical Attraction
Definition
when we are drawn to peoples look, whether it is someones body, eyes, hair, attire or other aspects of a persons appearance
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Social Attraction
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reflects the feeling that we would like to hangout and be friends with someone
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Task Attraction
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refers to our desire to work with someone to fulfill instrumental goals, such as completing a project or making a presentation
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Sexual Attraction
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reflects the desire to engage in sexual activity with someone and typically is accompanied by feelings of sexual arousal in the presence of the person
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Relational Attraction
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refers to the desire to have an intimate relationship with a person
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Chemical Attraction
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physiological and neurological aspects of the attraction process
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Fatal Attraction
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occurs when the very qualities that draw us to someone eventually contribute to relational breakup
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Narcissism
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personality trait that involves a pervasive pattern of grandiosity, self-focus and self-importance
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androgynous
Definition
men and women display a mix of feminine and masculine behaviors and beliefs
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Attachment Styles
Definition
reflect how people view themselves and their relationships with others
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Destiny Beliefs
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based on the idea that first impressions of others are based on the idea that first impressions of others are fixed and enduring, and that people cannot change
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Growth Beliefs
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based on the belief that impressions of others evolve over time, and that people and relationships grow when faced with challenges
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Halo Effect
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leads people to believe that physically attractive individuals are more likely to succeed, and are more sociable, popular, intelligent, and competent than their less attractive counterparts
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Interaction Appearance Theory
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demonstrates that people perceive others as more physically attractive if they have warm, positive interactions with them
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Assimilation Effect
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idea that some of the attention that physically attractive people get spills over to their friends
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Reinforcement Model
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we are attracted to similar others because they reinforce our view of the world as the correct perspective
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Matching Hypothesis
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our tendency to be attracted to people who are similar to us in physical attractiveness
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