Chapter 12: Attraction and Love Flashcards

Terms/Definitions (27 cards)

1
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propinquity effect

A

liking people with whom we have greater contact

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2
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mere-exposure effect

A

liking a person more if we have been exposed to him or her repeatedly

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3
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homophily

A

having contact with people who share our social characteristics

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4
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matching phenomenon

A

individuals choosing partners who match them (attitudes, intelligence, and attractiveness)

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5
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perceived similarity

A

when an individual believes his or her partner is similar on important characteristics

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6
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intimate relationship

A

relationships where intimate interactions occur on a regular and predictable basis (affection, mutual trust, and partner cohesiveness)

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7
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flirting

A

communicating attraction to another (sometimes expressing interest in intimacy)

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8
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romantic script

A

a story about what love should be like, involving characters, a plot, and a theme

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9
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passionate love

A

a state of intense longing for union with the other person and of intense physiological arousal

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10
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companionate love

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a feeling of deep attachment and commitment to a person you have an intimate relationship with

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11
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operational definition

A

defining a concept or term by how it is measured - ex: defining intelligence based off an IQ score

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12
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two-component theory of love

A

Bercheid and Walster’s theory that two conditions mjust exist simultaneously for passionate love to occur: physical arousal and attaching a cognitive label (love) to the feeling

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13
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misattribution of arousal

A

when a person in a state of physiological arousal (e.g., from exercising or being in a frightening situation) attributes these feelings to love or attraction to the person present

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14
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intimate experiences

A

the meaning a person gives to their interactions with another person

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15
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self-disclosure

A

telling personal things about yourself

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16
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sexual self-disclosure

A

telling personal sexual things about yourself

17
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intent

A

what the speaker means

18
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impact

A

what someone else understands the speaker to mean

19
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effective communicator

A

a communicator whose impact matches their intent

20
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“I” language

A

speaking about yourself, using the word “I”; not mind reading

21
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mind reading

A

making assumptions about what your partner thinks or feels

22
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levelling

A

telling your partner what you are feeling by stating your thoughts clearly, simply, and honestly

23
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editing

A

Censoring things that would be hurtful or irrelevant to your partner

24
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paraphrasing

A

saying in your own words what you think your partner meant

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nonverbal communication
communication through body language
26
validation
telling your partner that, given their pov, you can see why they think in a certain way
27
fighting fair
a set of rules designed to make arguments constructive rather than destructive