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Affiliation & Love Flashcards

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evolutionary social psychology

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EVOLUTION & ATTRACTION

views complex social behavior as adaptive, helping the individual, kin and the species as a whole to survive

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reproductive fitness

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EVOLUTION & ATTRACTION

looking for good genes

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averageness effect

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EVOLUTION & ATTRACTION

humans have evolved to prefer average faces to those with unusual or distinctive features

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instinct

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EVOLUTION & ATTRACTION

humans are innately motivated to gather together and to be part of a group

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What increases liking?

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proximity
familiarity 
mere exposure effect 
similarity of attitudes 
assortative mating 
self-disclosure 
Big Five
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reinforcement-affect model

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ATTRACTION & REWARD

model of attraction which postulates that we like people who are around when we experience a positive feeling

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automatic activation

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ATTRACTION & REWARD
attitudes that have a strong evaluative link to situational cues are more likely to automatically come to mind from memory

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social exchange

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ATTRACTION & REWARD

people often use a form of everyday economics when they weigh up costs and rewards before deciding what to do

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cost-reward ratio

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ATTRACTION & REWARD
tenet of social exchange theory accroding to which liking for another is determined by calculating what it will cost to be reinforced by that person

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minimax strategy

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ATTRACTION & REWARD

we try to minimize the costs and maximize the rewards that accrue

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comparison level

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ATTRACTION & REWARD

standard that develops over time, allowing us to judge whether a new relationship is profitable or not

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equity theory

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ATTRACTION & REWARD
special case of social exchange theory that defines a relationship as equitable when the ratio of inputs to outcomes are seen to be the same by both partners

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need to affiliate

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ATTACHMENT

urge to form connections and make contact with other people

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hospitalism

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ATTACHMENT

state of apathy and depression noted among institutionalized infants deprived of close contact with a caregiver

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attachment behavior

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ATTACHMENT

tendency of an infant to maintain close physical proximity with the mother or primary caregiver

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emotion-in-relationships model

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CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS
close relationships provide a context that elicits strong emotions due to the increased probability of behavior interrupting interpersonal expectations

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love

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CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS
combination of emotions, thoughts and actions which are often powerful, and usually associated with intimate relationships; triggers emotions such as sadness, anger, fear and happiness

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passionate love

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CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS

state of intense absorption in another person involving physiological arousal

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companionate love

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CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS

caring and affection for another person that usually arises from sharing time together

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three-factor theory of love

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CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS
Hatfield and Walster distinguished three components of what we label love: a cultural concept of love, an appropriate person to love and emotional arousal

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consummate love

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CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS

Sternberg argues that this is the ultimate form of love, involving passion, intimacy and commitment

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social support network

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WORK/DON’T WORK

people who know and care about us and who can provide back-up during a time of stress

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factors that contribute to an ongoing relationship

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WORK/DON’T WORK

  1. personal dedication: positive attraction to a particular partner and relationship
  2. moral commitment: a sense of obligation, religious duty or social responsibility, controlled by a person’s values and moral principles
  3. constraint commitment: factors that make it costly to leave a relationship, such as lack of attractive alternatives, and various social, financial or legal investments in the relationship
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commitment

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WORK/DON’T WORK

desire or intention to continue an interpersonal relationship

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self-regulation

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WORK/DON’T WORK

strategies that we use to match our behavior to an ideal standard of behavior

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partner regulation

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WORK/DON’T WORK

strategy that encourages a partner to match an ideal standard of behavior

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relationship dissolution model

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WORK/DON’T WORK
Duck’s proposal of the sequence through which most long-term relationships proceed if they finally break down

  • -> intrapsychic phase: period of brooding in the hope of putting things right
  • -> dyadic phase: deciding that action should be taken, will of leaving the partner
  • -> social phase: saying that the relationship is near and end, negotiate friends for support
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grave-dressing phase

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WORK/DON’T WORK

leaving a partner, division of property, access to children, and working to assure one’s reputation

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