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| The degree of security experienced in interpersonal relationships |
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| A relationship in which partners expect mutual responsiveness to one another's needs |
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| The affection we feel for people with whom our lives are deeply intertwined |
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| Dismissive Attachment Style |
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| A conflicted, insecure attachment style characterized by high self-esteem and low interpersonal trust |
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| Theory that relationships are most satisfying when the ratio between benefits and contributions is similar for both partners |
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| A relationship in which partners expect strict reciprocity |
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| The process by which arousal from one stimulus can be transferred to the second stimulus, a person |
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| Fearful-Avoidant Attachment Style |
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| The most insecure of the attachment styles, characterized by low self-esteem and low interpersonal trust |
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| Involves the belief that people are generally trustworthy and dependable as opposed to the opposite and is the attitude that underlies the development of attachment styles |
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| Those resources that have been devoted to a relationship that cannot be retrieved |
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| The hypothesis that people are more likely to form longstanding relationships with others whose social attributes match with theirs and with those who are similar in physical attractiveness |
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| The hypothesis that the mere repeated exposure of an individual to a stimulus is enough for an increase in favorable response to that stimulus |
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| The desire to establish and maintain rewarding interpersonal relationships |
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| Negative Attributional Style |
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| Occurs when a person explains his or her partner's behaviors in negative ways |
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| A state of intense longing for union with another |
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| Preoccupied Attachment Style |
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| A conflicted, insecure attachment style characterized by low self-esteem and high interpersonal trust |
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| An equation that divides the number of topics on which two people express similar views by the total number of topics on which they have communicated, resulting in a prediction of attraction |
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| Physical closeness; the smaller the physical distance, the more likely the two people will experience repeat contact, which could lead to the development of mutual attraction |
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| The exchange of what we receive for what we get, which can include liking those who like us back |
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| States that similarity doesn't actually have any effect on attraction |
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| The most successful of the attachment styles, characterized by high self-esteem and high interpersonal trust |
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| An economic model of human behavior in which people make decisions based on maximizing benefits and minimizing costs in relationships |
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| Triangular Theory of Love |
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| Robert Sternberg's theory that love is made of three components: intimacy, passion, and commitment |
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