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| someone with whom we have an affectionate relationship |
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| Experience Sampling Method |
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| an observational technique in which subjects fill out frequent descriptions of who they are with and what it going on |
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| Reinforcement-Affect Model |
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| the theory that we like people with whom we associate positive feelings and dislike those with whom we associate negative feelings |
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| a model that attempts to explain a wide range of different behaviors according to a simple general rule (such as: do it if it's rewarding) |
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| the notion that relationships operate on an economic model of costs and benefits |
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| a state of affairs in which one person's benefits and costs from a relationship are proportional to the benefits and costs incurred by his or her partner |
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| a model that presumes that the governing principles vary from one domain of behavior to another (such as friendship vs romance vs parent-child relationships) |
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| emotional, material, or informational assistance provided by other people |
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| the study of behavioral and psychological factors that affect illness Males: fight or flight
Females: tend or friend |
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| the sharing of intimate information about oneself |
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| a form of exchange in which members of a group share a pool of resources, taking when they are in need and giving when others are in need |
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| a form of exchange in which goods are divided according to a person's status in the group |
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| a form of exchange in which each person gets the same as the others |
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| a form of exchange in which everyone gets out in proportion to what they put in |
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| Proximity-Attraction Principle |
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| the tendency to become friends with those who live or work nearby |
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| the tendency to feel positively toward people, places, or things we have seen frequently |
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| assets that can be drawn from one's network of personal relationships |
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| the desire to be near to others and to have pleasant and affectionate interactions with them |
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Social Support
Getting Information
Gaining Status
Exchanging Material Benefit |
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| List of Attachment Styles |
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1. Secure Attachment
2. Avoidant
3. Anxious/Ambivalent |
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| trust, little fear of being abandoned, high feeling worthy and well liked; don't fear closeness |
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| Avoidant Attachment Style |
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| surpression of attachment needs (avoid caregiver/parent); difficulty forming intimate relationships |
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| Anxious/Ambivalent Attachment Style |
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| concern that others will not reciprocate desire for intimacy; higher-than-average anxiety throughout life |
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| expectations people develop with others based on relationships they had with primary caregiver when infants |
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| the finding that the more we see and interact with people, the more likely they are to become our friends |
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| a relationship in which people reward another out of direct concern for the other's well-being |
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| relationships in which people exchange rewards in order to receive benefits in return |
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