Attraction and Intimacy Flashcards
Need to belong
a motivation to bond with others in relationships that provide ongoing, positive interactions
Ostracism
acts of excluding and ignoring
Mere-exposure effect
the tendency for novel stimuli to be like more and rated more positively after the rater has been repeatedly exposed to them
Matching phenomenon
the tendency for men and women to choose as partners those who are a “good match” in attractiveness and other traits
Physical-attractiveness stereotype
the presumption that physically attractive people possess other socially desirable traits as well: What is beautiful is good
Complementarity
the popularly supposed tendency, in a relationship between two people, for each to complete what is missing in the other.
Ingratiation
the use of strategies, such as flattery, by which people seek to gain another’s favor
Reward theory of attraction
the theory that we like those whose behavior is rewarding to us or whom we associate with rewarding events.
Companionate love
the affection we feel for those with whom our lives are deeply intertwined
Secure attachment
attachments rooted in trust and marked by intimacy
Preoccupied attachment
attachments marked by a sense of one’s unworthiness and anxiety, ambivalence, and possessiveness
Dismissive attachment
an avoidant relationship style marked by distrust of others
Fearful attachment
an avoidant relationship style marked by fear of rejection
Equity
a condition in which the outcomes people receive from a relationship are proportional to what they contribute to it
Self-disclosure
revealing intimate aspects of oneself to others
