11: Attraction Flashcards
Need to belong
A motivation to bond with others in relationships that provide ongoing, positive interactions
Proximity
Geographical nearness. Proximity powerfully predicts liking.
Mere exposure effect
Tendency for novel stimuli to be liked more or rated more positivity after the rater has been repeatedly exposed to them
Matching phenomenon
Tendency for men and women to as partners those who are a good match in attractiveness and other traits
Physical attractiveness stereotype
Presumption that physically attractive people possess other socially desirable traits as well. “Beautiful=good”
Complementarity
The popularly supposed tendency, in a relationship between two people, for each to complete what is missing in the other
Ingratiation
Use of strategies, such as flattery, by which people seek to gain another’s favor.
Reward theory of attraction
The theory that we like those whose behavior is rewarding to us or whom we associate with rewarding events
Passionate love
A state of intense longing for union with another. Passionate lovers are absorbed in each other, feel ecstatic mat attaining their partners love, and are disconsolate on losing
Two factor theory of emotion
Arousal x its label= emotion
Companionate love
Affection we feel for those with whom our lives are deeply intertwined
Secure attachment
Attachments rooted in trust and marked by intimacy
Avoidant attachment
Attachments marked by discomfort over, or resistance to, being close to others
Insecure attachment
Attachments marked by anxiety or ambivalence
Equity
A condition in which the outcomes people receive from a relationship are proportional to what they contribute to it. (Equitable outcomes needn’t always be equal outcomes)
