love and friendship

Question 1

evolution and attraction

Answer 1

reproductive fitness - cues

Question 2

what is the search for ideals

Answer 2

• warmth-trustworthiness
• vitality-attractiveness
  -status-resources

Question 3

what is proximity in attraction and liking

Answer 3

• living close
• more likely to choose as friends those living in the same building, same floor - festinger, schachter and back

Question 4

what is self disclosure

Answer 4

• social penetration theory - altman and taylor
• sharing of intimate information and feelings with another person
• disclosing personal info and sensitive and responsive to partners disclosures - central processes in developing and maintaining relationships

Question 5

what did Rubin 1973 say about love

Answer 5

loving is not the same as liking

Question 6

what are the 2 categories of love

Answer 6

• passionate/romantic love
• companionate love

Question 7

what is passionate love

Answer 7

• intense emotional state
• feel more positive, increase in self-esteem

Question 8

what is companionate love

Answer 8

• less intense than passionate love
• feelings of friendly affection and deep attachment

Question 9

what is Hatfield and Walster’s 3 factor theory of love

Answer 9

• cultural concept of love
• appropriate person to love
• emotional arousal, self-labelled ‘love’, felt when interacting/thinking about appropriate person

Question 10

what did Dutton and Aron find 1974

Answer 10

• male pps crossed with;
• a wobbly suspension bridge over a canyon or a lower solid bridge above a small rivulet
• attractive female researcher approaches, administered questionnaire and gave name and phone number
• pps on fear-arousing suspension bridge - greater tendency to contact the researcher

Question 11

what is sternberg 1986 triangular theory of love

Answer 11

• intimacy
• passion
• commitment
• amount of love experienced depends on absolute strength of the components
• type of love experienced depends on their strengths relative to each other

Question 12

what is social exchange theory

Answer 12

satisfaction
- minimax strategy
- rewards exceed costs
- comparison levels

Question 13

what is equity theory

Answer 13

• ratio inputs to outcomes
• exchange should be fair
• we strive for equity