Chapter 11 Flashcards
(17 cards)
Attraction
anything that draws two or more people together, making them want to be together and possibly form lasting relationship
Social Acceptance
A situation in which other people have come to like you, respect you, approve of you, and include you in their groups and relationships
Rejection (Social Exclusion)
being presented by others from forming or keeping a social bond with them; the opposite of acceptance
Need to belong
the desire to form and maintain close, lasting relationships with other individuals
Ingratiation
what people actively do to try to make someone like them
Self-Monitoring
the ability to change one’s behavior for different situations
Matching Hypothesis
the proposition that people tend to pair up with others who are equally attractive.
Reinforcement Theory
The proposition that people and animals will perform behaviors that have been rewarded more than they will perform other behaviors.
Propinquity
being near someone on a regular basis
Social Allergy Effect
The idea that a partners annoying habits will become more annoying over time.
What is beautiful is good effect
the assumption that physically attractive people will be superior to others on many other traits
Ostracism
being excluded, rejected, and ignored by others
Rejection Sensativity
a tendency to expect rejection from others and to become hypersensitive to possible rejection
Loneliness
the painful feeling of wanting more human contact or connection than you have
Bad Apple Effect
the idea that one person who breaks the rules can inspire other people to break the rules also
Unrequited Love
a situation in which one person loves another but the other person does not return that love
Stalking
Persisting in romantic, courtship, or other behaviors that frighten and harass the rejecter in a relationship.
