aggression and attraction Flashcards

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type A behavior pattern

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high level of competitiveness,aggression, time urgency, hostility

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type B behavior pattern

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relaxed, laid back, less driven, non-competitive

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type C behavior pattern

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pleasant, internalizes anger and anxiety, difficulty expressing emotions

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Type H behavior pattern

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assertive, goal-oriented, resilient, does not display attributes of hostility or aggression

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Narcissism

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react with high levels of aggression when feedback from others threatens their self-image

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sensation seeking

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show higher levels of both physical and verbal aggression compared to others, low level of arousal, lower stimulation

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other personality traits

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pro-aggressive, irritability, defensive attribution style ( me vs the world)

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gender differences

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overall males report engaging in more aggressive behavior then females

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male aggression

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more likely to use direct aggression

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female aggression

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more likely to use indirect forms of aggression

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frustration

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can elicit aggression when the cause is viewed as illegitimate or unjustified

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provocation

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actions that tend to trigger aggression due to malicious intent, a trigger

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excitation transfer theory

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more likely when not aware that they are experiencing residual arousal, residual arousal heightened after a situation

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social learning perspective

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people learn aggression through direct experience or by observing others: groups are targets, ways to harm others, what actions justify retaliation, and what situations permit aggression

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exposure to media violence

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can lead to a hostile expectation bias that others will behave aggressively, which causes individuals to act more aggressively

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cultural factors in aggression

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cultures in which there are strong norms indicating that aggression in an appropriate response to insults to one’s honor

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alcohol consumption

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participants in experiments who consumed alcohol behaved more aggressively and responded to provocations more strongly

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catharsis hypothesis

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express aggressive impulses in safe ways will reduce tendencies to engage in aggression

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examples or methods

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punishment, cognitive intentions, methods of relaxation, and a therapeutic approach

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self statements : 4 stages of provocation

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preparing: I can manage this situation
confronting: I don’t need to prove myself
coping: time to relax and slow things down
reflecting: it could have been a lot worse

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interpersonal attraction

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a person’s attitude about another person, ranging from liking to strongly disliked, interest or desire in another

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need for affiliation

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basic motivation to seek and maintain interpersonal relationships, look and establish bonds with each other

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need to affiliate: individual differences

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some prefer more time alone while others need more time for socialization, enduring personality trait

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effect of the situation

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an increase in affiliation needs is seen whens ones mortality is brought to mind, allows for us to engage in social comparison

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pleasant or admirable traits

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affection, strength, intellect, beauty, abilities

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traits regardless of gender

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kindness, honesty, intelligence, and humor

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laugh and humor

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can evoke positive emotions and increase attraction, break up discomfort

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affect

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a person’s emotional state; positive and negative feelings and moods, when we like someone it is because they elicit positive moods and can make you feel good

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direction

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whether an emotion is positive or negative

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ambivalent

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mixed feelings; you like but doesn’t make you feel good

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direct influence

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when someone compliments us we feel good, and it may lead to attraction, we feel bad when someone insults us

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indirect influence

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if another person is simply present you will feel attraction to them

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physical attractiveness

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the mixture of physical attributes evaluated as beautiful and handsome, we tend to respond positively to attractive people and negatively to unattractive people

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universality of attractiveness

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symmetry, differences between cultures

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situational effects

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contrast effect, dreaming attractiveness on a relative scale

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halo effect

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more attractive people are also assumed to have other positive qualities

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physically attractive female leaders; political candidates

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blond;dumb, baby face; inexperienced

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appearance anxiety

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more prevalent in women, intimidation when meeting new people

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physical closeness of two people geographically

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closer 2 people are physically the more likely they will experience frequent contact

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mere exposure effect

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frequent contact with a stimulus leading to increasingly positive evaluations of the stimulus

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social media networks

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eliminated the boundaries of geographically proximity, feelings of liberation and comfort interacting online, direct social contact, sense of support and satisfaction

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negative effects of social media

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twisted concept of what a friend is, more susceptible to depression, can cause jealousy anxiety and depression, lower subjective well-being

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similarity-dissimilarity effect

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people respond positively to others who they perceive as similar to them and negatively to those they perceive as dissimilar

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balance theory

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similarity and liking leads to balance a pleasant internal state

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social comparison theory

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validated news

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predicted outcome value theory

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initial communication seeks anticipated outcomes in forming a relationship

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reciprocal liking

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we tend to like those who like us

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interpersonal relationships

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an association of acquaintance between person’s that may range in duration form brief to enduring

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attachment

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secure:trust and esteem both high
fearful: negative actions towards the kid form caregiver
preoccupied:low esteem high trust
dismissing:high esteem low trust

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relationships between and among siblings

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mostly positive if siblings has a warm relationship with the parents, causes feeling soft rivalry hostility and affection 20% of adult siblings are never close to each other, tend to drift apart on childhood and come back in adulthood