Chapter 7

Question 1

close relationships

Answer 1

friends, partners, family members

Question 2

social support

Answer 2

approval, assistance and comfort that relationships bring

Question 3

physical attractiveness

Answer 3

strongly influences how attracted to someone we are, babies prefer physically attractive faces (evolutionary)

Question 4

symmetry

Answer 4

symetical faces are seen as more attractive

Question 5

the halo effect

Answer 5

when we evaluate people we find attractive we are most likely to assume they also have other unrelated positive characteristics

Question 6

cross cultural beauty standards

Answer 6

youthfullness, symmetry, and averageness are consistant preferences among cultures while thinness is not

Question 7

generally attractive personality traits

Answer 7

kindness, humor, dependability, intellegence, socialability

Question 8

similarity

Answer 8

when partners are more similar, relationships are more likely to develop and continue

Question 9

proximity liking

Answer 9

people become better aquanted with each other and fonder of each other when the social situation brings them into repeated contact

Question 10

when is exposure more impactful

Answer 10

during the early stages of attraction whereas personality and similarity become more important to us over time

Question 11

Affect( mood) and attraction

Answer 11

we like people and things more when we are in food moods and like them less when we are in bad moods

Question 12

passionate love

Answer 12

associated with increased physiological arousal, sexual attraction, and emotional intensity

Question 13

when is passionate love highest

Answer 13

in the early stages of a romantic relationship

Question 14

what remains important in long term relationships

Answer 14

similarity, proximity
and less so attractiveness and passionate love

Question 15

companionate love

Answer 15

based on friendship, mutual attraction, common interests, mutual respect, and concern for eachother’s well being

Question 16

self-disclosure

Answer 16

the tendency to communicate frequently, freely, and in an accepting manor

Question 17

communal relationships

Answer 17

partners support eachother without needing to make trades and focus on keeping score

Question 18

exchange relationships

Answer 18

relationships in which each partner tracks their contributions (keeps score)

Question 19

insturmental support

Answer 19

collaboration to complete tasks and organize activities, meeting this stage takes time to learn and is not automatic

Question 20

commitment

Answer 20

feelings and actions that keep partners working together to maintain the relationship

Question 21

sunk- cost bias

Answer 21

commitment can stand in the way of leaving a relationship that is not right for the people involved

Question 22

Sternberg’s triangular model of love

Answer 22

different types of love result from combinations of passion, intimacy, and commitment

Question 23

Anxious/ preoccupied attatchment

Answer 23

may see more conflict in their relationships and experience conflict more negatively due to their low opinion of themselves

Question 24

Avoidant/dismissive attatchment

Answer 24

can have trouble expressing emotions and understanding the emotions of others making it difficult for them to form close relationships

Question 25

disorganized/ fearful avoidant attatchment

Answer 25

may pursue a loving relationship but then lash out when they receive love

Question 26

secure attatchment

Answer 26

have positive feelings about themselves and others

Question 27

ways to make relationships last

Answer 27

being prepared for conflict, avoiding negativity, do things that make your partner happy, positive mood

Question 28

online communication

Answer 28

makes meeting people who are similar to you easier and makes self disclosure easier