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Week 13: Attraction and Relationships FINAL EXAM Flashcards

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Need for _________: deride to establish and maintain many rewarding interpersonal relationships

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Affiliation

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The need for ________ occurs in other animals

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affiliation

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Orphanage institution life leads to state of apathy and __________

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depression

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Schacter argues that when we are feeling stress or anxiety with seek out the company of others to (increase/decrease) our stress

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decrease

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According to schaters work with anxiety, why might we seek others when anxiety stricken?

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Distraction; Social comparison,

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__________ factors of attractiveness - people look for a mate who has good genes and reproductive fitness

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Evolutionary

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Evolutionary factors of attractiveness:
1 y________ appearance
2 sym_________
3 Women’s ______-to-hip ratio

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Youthful appearance; symmetry; waist

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Men are attracted to ________ women; and more ________ women than women with status

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young; attractiveness

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Research found that college students that looked at pictures of attractive people found them more _________ than unattractive people

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positive

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Factors that increase liking:

-Pr_______ : we tend to form relationships with people who live or work near us

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Proximity

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Factors that increase liking:

- fam_______

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Familiarity

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____ ________ effect - the more we are exposed to something, the more we like it

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Mere exposure effect

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Factors that increase liking:

- Sim_________ : people of the same backround and interests

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Similarity

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Do opposites attract?

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Nope

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________ phenomenon: people are attracted to and form relationships with others who are similar to them in physical attractiveness

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Matching phenomenon

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Factors that increase liking:

- ________ theory: prefer relationships that are psychologically balanced

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Balance theory

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_______ theory: we are motivated to restore balance in our relationships

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Balance theory

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B________ theory: attracted to similar others - attitudes, beliefs, and values

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Balance theory

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What are the three main reasons we like people?

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Proximity; Familiarity; Similarity

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________ - desire to interact with another person

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Liking

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_______ - desire to interact, trust and be intimate with another person

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Love

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Being in _____, involves sexual desire and excitement

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Love

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____________ love: intense, exciting and involves physiological arousal

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Passionate love

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__________ love: caring and affectionate that is characterised by high levels of self-disclosure

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Companionate love

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Sternberg's Triangle of Love: - ________ (emotional component) involves feelings of closeness - ________ (motivational component) attraction, romance, and sexual desire - _________ (cognitive component) decision to make a long-term commitment
Intimacy; Passion; Commitment
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In Sternberg's Triangle of Love, intimacy is the _________ component
Emotional
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In Sternberg's Triangle of Love, passion is the __________ component
motivational
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In Sternberg's Triangle of Love, commitment is the _________ component
cognitive
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What are the two factors of Schacter's 2-factor theory of emotion?
1. Physical arousal 2. Cognitive appraisal
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Hatfield and Walster's 3 factor theory of love: 1 C______ E_______ 2 Presence of appropriate love ______ 3 e_______ arousal
Cultural expectation; appropriate love object; emotional arousal
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What theory explains satisfaction and maintenance in a relationship?
Social Exchange theory
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A relationship is a ______ exchange
social exchange
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The more you are rewarded compared to the costs (as argued by ______ _______ theory) predicts if you will stay in a relationship
Social Exchange theory
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Investment Model: - __________ level - comparison level for __________ - _________ - things put into relationship that cant be recovered
Comparison; Alternatives Investment
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_______ theory: people most satisfied with a relationship when the ratio between benefits and contributions is similar for both partners
Equity theory
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relationships that have high ____-_________ (revealing intimate things about self to others) lead to better relationships
Self-disclosure
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C_________ love lasts longer than p________ love
Companionate love; Passionate love
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Do people who live together before marriage have higher or lower rates of divorce?
higher rates
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___________ effects: cohabiters who later marry have higher rates of divorce and lower quality relationships
Cohabitation effect
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What are the two most important things for a long marriage?
Communication and Commitment
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``` Duck's Ending of a relationships phases: 1 Intra______ phase 2 Dy_____ phase 3 S_____ phase 4 Gr___-Dr_______ phase ```
Intrapsychic; Dyadic phase; Social Phase; Grave Dressing phase
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Need to ________: A motivation to bond with others in relationships that provide ongoing positive interactions
Bond
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Humans use ________ to regulate social behaviour
ostracism
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________ people exhibit heightened activity in a brain cortex activity that also is activated in response to physical pain
Ostracised
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An exclusion experience also triggers increased _______ of other's behaviour as a non conscious effort to build rapport with others
mimicry
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One powerful predictor of whether any two people are friends is sheer ________
proximity
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F________ D___________: how often peoples paths cross
Functional Distance
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With __________ ____________ to and interaction with someone, our infatuation may fix on almost anyone who has roughly similar characteristics and who reciprocates our affection.
Repeated Exposure
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What is the main reason proximity breeds liking?
Availability
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Mere an_______ of potential interaction also boosts liking
anticipation
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___________ liking: expecting that someone will be pleasant and compatible
Anticipatory liking
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______-__________ effect: the tendency for novel stimuli to be liked more or rated more positively after the rater has been repeatedly exposed to them
Mere-exposure effect
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The _____-_______ effect is a hardwired phenomenon that predisposes our attractions and attachments
Mere-Exposure effect
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I_______ Eg_______: we like what we associate ourselves with
Implicit Egotism
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______ _______ is important to men and women equally when initiating a relationship
Physical Attractiveness
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Composite computer averaged faces are found to be more attractive than real faces. Why might this be?
Because it is cognitively easier to attend to an averaged prototypical face
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______ _________ model: that our attraction to a romantic partner is based on signs that the person has good genes and is a good investment
Ideal Standards Model
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Dissimilar attitudes depress ______ more than similar attitudes enhance it
likeness
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___________ : the popularly supposed tendency in a relationship between two people, for each to complete what is missing in the other
Complementarity
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The tendency for _______ to marry or mate has never been reliably demonstrated with the single exception of sex
opposites
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P________ and A__________ influence our initial attraction to someone, and s________ influences longer term attraction as well
Proximity; Attractiveness; Similarity
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____ _____ of attraction: the theory that we like those whose behaviour is rewarding to us or who we associate with rewarding events
Reward theory of attraction
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_______ love is a biological as well as psychological phenomenon
Passionate love
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(Men/Women) fall in love more readily
Men
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Our infant dependency strengthens our humans ______
bonds
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P_________ S_________: refers to our desire to seek out an attachment figure when we feel threatened or distressed
Proximity Seeking
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S_____ H_______: is the comfort provided by an attachment figure that makes us feel safe in times of distress
Safe Haven
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S______ B_____: describes the encouragement and support we receive from an attachment figure when we are faced with threatening or challenging life events
Secure Base
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Model of ____: refers to how we view ourselves as worth of love, support, and care
Model of self
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Model of ______: refers to how we view our caregivers as reliable and responsive to attending to our needs
Model of others
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Attachment _________: the attachment dimension characterised by a preoccupation with relationships and excessive need for reassurance and approval
anxiety
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Attachment __________: the attachment dimension characterised by discomfort with closeness, excessive self-reliance and a distrust of others
Attachment avoidance
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___________ attachment: Attachment marked by a sense of one's own unworthiness and anxiety, ambivalence and possessiveness
Preoccupied attachment
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________ attachment: an avoidant relationship style marked by distrust of others
Dismissive attachment
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_______ attachment: an avoidant relationship style marked by fear and rejection
Fearful attachment
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_____ attachment: attachments rooted in trust and marked by intimacy
Secure attachment
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People who have high _________ ________ experience love as game playing, exhibition a fear of intimacy and a lack of passion and commitment.
attachment avoidance
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_________ commitment: maintaining a relationship due to the costs or negative consequences of leaving it
Structural commitment
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______ commitment: A person's feelings of duty, obligation and moral responsibility to continue a relationship
Moral commitment
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_______ commitment: A desire and feelings of personal dedication to maintain a relationship
Personal commitment

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