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Chapter 7
Exam 3
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Psychology
Undergraduate 3
04/19/2011

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Friend
Definition
someone with whom we have an affectionate relationship
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Experience Sampling Method
Definition
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
Definition
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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Domain-General Model
Definition
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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Social Exchange Theory
Definition
the notion that relationships operate on an economic model of costs and benefits
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Equity
Definition
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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Domain-Specific Model
Definition
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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Social Support
Definition
emotional, material, or informational assistance provided by other people
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Health Psychology
Definition
the study of behavioral and psychological factors that affect illness

Males: fight or flight
Females: tend or friend

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Self-Discolsure
Definition
the sharing of intimate information about oneself
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Communal Sharing
Definition
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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Authority Ranking
Definition
a form of exchange in which goods are divided according to a person's status in the group
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Equality Matching
Definition
a form of exchange in which each person gets the same as the others
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Market Pricing
Definition
a form of exchange in which everyone gets out in proportion to what they put in
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Proximity-Attraction Principle
Definition
the tendency to become friends with those who live or work nearby
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Mere Exposure Effect
Definition
the tendency to feel positively toward people, places, or things we have seen frequently
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Social Capital
Definition
assets that can be drawn from one's network of personal relationships
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Affiliation Motive
Definition
the desire to be near to others and to have pleasant and affectionate interactions with them
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Friendship Goals
Definition
Social Support
Getting Information
Gaining Status
Exchanging Material Benefit
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List of Attachment Styles
Definition
1. Secure Attachment
2. Avoidant
3. Anxious/Ambivalent
Term
Secure Attachment Style
Definition
trust, little fear of being abandoned, high feeling worthy and well liked; don't fear closeness
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Avoidant Attachment Style
Definition
surpression of attachment needs (avoid caregiver/parent); difficulty forming intimate relationships
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Anxious/Ambivalent Attachment Style
Definition
concern that others will not reciprocate desire for intimacy; higher-than-average anxiety throughout life
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Attachment Style
Definition
expectations people develop with others based on relationships they had with primary caregiver when infants
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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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Communal Relationships
Definition
a relationship in which people reward another out of direct concern for the other's well-being
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Exchange Relationships
Definition
relationships in which people exchange rewards in order to receive benefits in return
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