4.4 Attraction Flashcards
What is affiliation behaviour
Motive that causes people to seek out other people
What’s the consequence of long term social isolation
Depression
Epathy
Hallucination
What does langlois say about attraction
Attractive ppl are judged more positively
How did langlois describe attractive people
Judge as more honest
Judged as less maladaptive
Happier
Have more dates
Why do we find ppl attractive
Proximity
Availability
Similarity
Assortative
Social evolutionary account for attractiveness
Good genes
Reproductive fitness
Why do we find ppl attractive
Proximity
Availability
Expectation of continued interaction
Proximity
People who are physically close to us
- see them everyday, work or school etc
Availability
If they’re accessible, interaction requires less effort
Expectation of continued interaction
Excitement of seeing someone again
Mere exposure effect
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Reciprocity principle
We like those who like us
What is the gain loss hypothesis
We prefer those who grow to like us more than those Whos liking for us is on the wane
What effect does self esteem have on attraction
Low self esteem = put more belief in ppl who like us
Similarity of attitudes
We like those whose values are similar to ours
Butane and clore law of attraction association
Correlation between
Attitude associatied with a person
And attraction to that person
Assortative mating
Mate with people of similar attractiveness
Mutational self disclosure
Sharing intimate feelings help form close relationships
Reinforcement affect model
We like people who reinforce us
They become associated with the reinforcement
Social exchange theory
Rewards and cost of the relationship
Criticism of social exchange
Ignores comparison
From history of relationships
Higher expectations
Equity theory
You and the other persons input and outcomes in a relationship are both equal
Both benefiting
