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| A partner's responsiveness to another's need |
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| the intrinsic motivation to affiliate with others and be socially accepted |
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| the theory that proposes that the development of secure infant-caregiver attachment in childhood is the basis for the ability to maintain stable and intimate relationships in adulthood |
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| Leader in the field: John Bowlby |
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| Developed attachment theory |
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| Leader in the field: Jeffry A. Simpson |
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| Important contributions to relationship topics, attachment, mating, partner idealization and emphatic accuracy |
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| Leader in the field: Ellen S. Berscheid |
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| Relationship science - why is attractiveness important? |
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| An approach that explains human behavior and preferences based on their 'reproductive value'; that is, their value in producing offspring |
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| Similarity-attraction effect |
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| We like others who are similar to us; others who are like us |
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| Misattribution to arousal |
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| People mistakenly attribute part of their arousal to an external stimulus that is not the actual cause of their arousal |
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| A state of intense longing for union with another individual, usually characterized by intrusive thinking an preoccupation with the partner, idealization of the other and the desire to know the other as well as the desire to be known by the other |
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| Refers to the feelings of intimacy and affection we feel for another person when we care deeply for the person but do not necessarily experience passion or arousal in his or her presence |
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| A theory that seeks to explain relationship satisfaction in terms of perceptions of fair versus unfair distributions of resources within interpersonal relationships |
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| Leader in the field: Caryl Rusbult |
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| Argued that satisfaction and the quality of alternatives are still not sufficient to understand the stability of the relationship, and she prposed a third factor: Investmens |
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| The level of resoureces (time, emotional involvement, money, self-disclosure and so on) put into a relationship, which increases the costs of withdrawing from the relationship |
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| An individual's intent to maintain the relationship and to remain psychologically attached to it |
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| Forgiveness is defined as a procosocial motivational change toward the offender despite the offender's hurtful behavior |
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| The tendency to forego immediate self-interest to promote the well-being of the partner or the relationship |
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| The tendency of romantically involved individuals to perceive their own relationship as better than the average relationship |
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| Derogation of alternatives |
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| The tendeny of romantically involved individuals, as compared to singles, to give lower attractiveness ratings to attractive opposite-sex others |
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| Refers to an interpersonal association between individuals who are concerned with what their partner gets and what they themselves receive to ensure equitable benefits |
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| Refers to an interpersonal association between individuals who are more concerned with what their partner gets rather than what they themselves receive, or relationshipsin which people's primary concern is being responsive to the other person's needs |
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| Verbally revealing information about oneself to another person |
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| People tend to match each other's level of self-disclosure |
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| Perceived partner responsiveness |
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| The perception that a relationship partner is responsive to our needs |
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