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Quantitative Model
Definition
Whatever liking is, love is that, amplified
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Qualitative Model
Definition
Whatever liking and love are, they are 2 separate entities
Term
Interpersonal attraction
Definition
Desire to be physically and emotionally close to another person
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Reinforcement theories
Definition
If you receive a rewarrd in the presence of another person, you will be attracted to that person
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Associational-affect model
Definition
If we receive an award in the presence of another person, we experience positive affect and then attraction
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Social Exchange Theory
Definition

When seeking a relationship, we want:

  • most reward
  • fewest cost
  • best value

Rewards-Cost=Outcome

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Comparison Levels
Definition
Outcome of all previous relationships AVERAGED
Outcome-Comparison Level=Satisfaction
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Comparison Level Alternatives
Definition
Anticipated average outcomes of all future relationships
Satisfaction-Comparison Level Alternatives=Commitment
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Equity Theory
Definition
You can be in a situation where satisfaction can be high when outcome is low (Rewards outweigh costs)
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Quantitative Qualities
Definition
Intrinsic characteristics of partner, Behaviors expressed towards you, external resources we didn't previously have
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Secure Attachment
Definition
Moms who love them unconditionally, happy upon Mom's return
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Anxious-ambivalent attachment
Definition
Mom loves conditionally, don't know how to react upon her return
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Avoidant attachment
Definition
Upset when Mom returns, "how dare you leave"
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Secure Lover
Definition
Easy to get close to physically and emotionally
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Anxious-Ambivalent Lover
Definition
Would like to get close, but are scared of idea. Obsessive and jealous
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Avoidant Lovers
Definition
Uncomfortable being close, distrustful
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Intimacy
Definition
Sense of connectedness, bond
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Passion
Definition
physiological arousal created by physical and sexual attraction
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Commitment
Definition
decision to be with them and spend a lot of time with them
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Nonlove
Definition
Experience of neither intimacy, passion, nor commitment
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Liking
Definition
Intimacy. Want a bond with person, like friends
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Infatuated Love
Definition
Passion. Purely sexual attraction
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Empty Love
Definition
Commitment. No passion or intimacy, like parents who stay together for kids
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Romantic Love
Definition
Intimacy and Passion. Initial intimate bond and sexual attraction that grows into love
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Companionate Love
Definition
Intimacy and Commitment. Long term bond, but no passion (great grandparents)
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Fatuous Love
Definition
Passion and Commitment. Quick, no bond, like Vegas weddings
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Consummate Love
Definition
Intimacy, Passion, Commitment. Newlyweds
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Colors of Love theory
Definition
Preference for types of loving
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Eros
Definition
Greek God of Love. Purely physical type of love
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Ludus
Definition
Multiple, simultaneous partners. No commitment
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Storge
Definition
Closest thing to liking. Bonds develop very slowly
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Mania
Definition
Madness of the Gods. Strikes out of the blue, intense romantic
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Pragma
Definition
Shopping list of characteristics they look for
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Agape
Definition
Altruistic, unconditional love
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Passionate love
Definition
intense state of longing for union with another, physiological arousal
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Two-Factor Theory
Definition
Emotion will be stronger if we rev up arousal artificially in another situation
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Exitation transfer theory
Definition
Any undecayed arousal from a previous stimulus will transfer to a present stimulus
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Misattribution of arousal
Definition
misinterpret leftover arousal as contributory to event B (you think it all comes from second event)
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Examples of arousing behavior
Definition
exercise, erotic material, doing something dangerous
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Proximity
Definition
Geographical distance between people
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Functional proximity
Definition
geographical closeness that allows interaction with person
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Mere exposure
Definition
Repeated exposure to stimulus creates increased liking
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Environmental spoiling
Definition
Increased exposure to a stimulus you already don't like creates more dislike for it
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Personal Space
Definition
Determines how close we let people, and who we let get close
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Intimate distance
Definition
18 inches, reserved for lovers
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Personal distance
Definition
4 feet. People we like, not love
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Social distance
Definition
12 feet. Acquaintences
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Public distance
Definition
20 feet. People we keep our distance from (President, Queen)
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Aesthetic appeal
Definition
we like to look at things that are pleasing to the eye
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What-Is-Beautiful-Is-Good Stereotype
Definition
Assumption that people who are physically attractive also have other socially desirable qualities
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Rule of Assimilation
Definition
A person of average physical attractiveness will be seen as more attractive when with a group of very attractive people
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Matching Hypothesis
Definition
We look for people that are similar to us
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Rule of Homogamy
Definition
We like people who are like us
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Demographic Similarity
Definition
Age, social status, education, race, religion, ethnicity
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Attitudinal Similarity
Definition
We like people who share our own similar attitudes
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Consensual validation
Definition
When people share our attitudes, it validates our own view and makes us more comfortable
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Complementarity
Definition
Two people don't look to be similar, but they each bring something to the relationship that the other was lacking
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Conflict and Dissolution dimensions
Definition
Active vs. Passive, Constructive vs. Destructive
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Voice
Definition
Active, constructive. Trying to restore conflict stage to a past happier time
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Loyalty
Definition
Passive, constructive. It'll pass, it'll be better
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Exit
Definition
Active, destructive. Divorce, move out.
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Neglect
Definition
Passive, destructive. No interest in restoring relationship, no interaction with person
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Predictors of response
Definition
Prior satisfaction, investments, comparison levels, comparison levels for alternatives
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Aggression
Definition
Any behavior undertaken with the intention of injuring or harming another person, yourself, animal, thing.
Term
Hostile aggression
Definition
primary goal of deliberately harming someone else; arises out of anger
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Instrumental aggression
Definition
Primary goal of achieving some other ends (deer hunting to feed family)
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Passive aggression
Definition
Doing nothing and allowing someone to be hurt
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Indirect aggression
Definition
doing something behind someone's back
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Relational aggression
Definition
manipulating and attempting to injure someone without actual confrontation
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Social learning (aggression)
Definition
Teaching boys it is okay to be aggressive but not girls
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Instinct theory of aggression
Definition
Competition for limited resources, man will instinctively be aggressive to man
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Death instinct
Definition
an unconscious desire for self destruction to avoid anxieties of everyday life
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Life instinct
Definition
innate motivation to preserve and reproduce ourselves
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Evolutionary theory
Definition
survival motivation, genetics
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Limitation on aggression
Definition
We should not aggress against our family members
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Modeling
Definition
Can teach people what to think and how to behave
Term
Bobo doll experiment
Definition
Demonstrated effects of modeling on children when they see adult beating up or playing with Bobo doll
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Rewards
Definition
teaches you when to do something and what to do to get it
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Rewards vs. Punishment
Definition
Rewards reinforce behavior, punishment tends to decrease behavior
Term
Corporal punishment
Definition
Deliberately causing pain to a child to control behavior
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Frustration Aggression hypothesis
Definition
Frustration causes aggression
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Frustration
Definition
Any external source that interferes with ability to achieve some desirable goal
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Reformulation
Definition
Frustration is an aversive experience, creates negative affect. The negative affect contributes to aggression
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Weapons effect
Definition
mere presence of a weapon leads to aggressive behavior
Term
Priming
Definition
An idea that comes to consciousness when viewing a stimulus (primed to view a gun as a weapon)
Term
Alcohol myopia
Definition
affect on eyesight when under the influence of alcohol. Impairs cognitive processing, impairs ability to rely on personal values and standards. Facilitates aggressive behavior
Term
Bidirectional hypothesis of aggression
Definition
If you are characteristically an aggressive person and you watch violent TV, you will become more aggressive
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Effects of viewing violence
Definition
Increases arousal (hostile aggression), stimulates negative moods, decreases inhibitions, acceptance of violent solutions, primes aggressive thoughts, provides models
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Pornography
Definition
presentation of explicit sexual activity
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Rapists profile
Definition
Higher sexual responses to watching porn than the average male, attitudes and actions against women, sexually coercive
Term
Genetic survival of helping
Definition
If someone helps me, it will promote my own genetic survival
Term
Kin selection
Definition
we promote the survival of those who share our genes by helping them, even at our own risk
Term
Reciprocal helping
Definition
Predisposition to help strangers because we expect to be helped in return
Term
Altruistic personality
Definition
Tend to help if they are more emotional, more empathetic, high in self esteem, high in self efficacy
Term
Motives for helping: Understanding
Definition
Gaining knowledge about struggle of another person
Term
Motives for helping: Personal Development
Definition
Meet new people
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Motives for helping: Ego defense
Definition
Forces me to deal with my own anxieties about problem
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Motives for helping: Esteem Enhancement
Definition
Makes us feel better about doing a good thing
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Motives for helping: Value expression
Definition
Humanitarian obligation OR
Egoistic (self gratification)
Altruistic (unselfish desire to help)
Empathy (Feelings congruent with feelings and welfare of person in need)
Personal distress (Self oriented response of distress when you see someone in need)
Empathic concern (how you feel about the person who needs help, compassion)
Term
Motives for helping: Cognitive component
Definition
Perspective taking (ability to view world through person in need's eyes)
Term
Negative State relief model
Definition
our only motive for helping is to reduce our anxiety and negative affect
Term
No Mood Enhancement
Definition
People will experience more negative affect when they see person needing help
Term
Mood Enhancement
Definition
Brings in something to negate negative effect (money, etc) improves affect
Term
Social Norms
Definition
agreed upon rules that say what is socially acceptable and what is not
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Norm of Social responsibility
Definition
We should help people who are dependent on us, who cannot help themselves
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Norm of Justice
Definition
We should help people who deserve it, who have had bad things happen to them
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Norm of reciprocity
Definition
We should help people who help us
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Norm of equity
Definition
Overly benefitted people should help less benefitted people
Term
Interpersonal attributions
Definition
How we decide who to help:
Dispositional attribution: it's their fault they need help
Situational attribution: not their fault
Term
Effects of time constraints
Definition
Less likely to help if late, more likely to help if ahead of schedule
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Bystander effect
Definition
when people assume someone else will help and stand by
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Decision making process
Definition
Notice event
Interpret as an emergency
Assume responsibility
Decide to help
Execute behavior
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Short Circuits in decision process: Social influence
Definition
If nobody else is responding, we are less likely to respond to situaton
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Short Circuits in decision process: Diffusion of responsibility
Definition
There are others around but you feel you arent personally responsible, someone else is
Term
Short Circuits in decision process: Audience inhibition
Definition
Concern for how we will be judged if we help
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