Attraction Flashcards
Affiliation
Affiliation behaviour the need to affiliate is powerful human motive that causes epoepl to seek out other people
People need to be with others fluctuates over time and context and also differs between people
Humans belong in groups- groups pride us aspects of our identity offer support networked friendships and partners reduces stress
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The consequences of not being able to be with people are highly aversive
Long term social isolation can lead to depression apathy and hallucinations
Improvised social interaction or seperation fro one’s mother in early childhood can retard development apthathy and depression
Physical attractiveness
It matters
Within cultural people agree on who is attractive
Attractive people are judged more positively on a wide range of dimensions
Langlois et al suggested attractive people
Judged as more honest
Less maladjusted and disturbed
More likely to be hired after job interview
Rated as happier more succesful better personality
Given easier time by jurors if they were female
Babies gaze longer
Social evolutionary account for attraction
Evolutionary biology and evolutionary psychology have made strong arguments asses ent of good genes reproductive fitness
Why do we find people attractive ?
Proximity - people who are physically close
Availability - people who are accessible requires little effort or reward
Expectation of continued interaction- can be exciting seeing someone again
1.Meer exposure effects
4 new women took part in class on 0,5,10,15 occasions
At end of the term students in class rated slides of women for several charities
Seal effect for familiarity but increasing effect for attractiveness
Reciprocity principle
We like people who like us
When led to believe they are disliked ina group prefer those who grow to like us
Effected by self esteem
Similarity of attitudes
Like those with similar attitudes
Byrne and close - law of attraction
Assertive mating
Similar size and similar goodlookimgness
Mutual self disclosure
Sharing of intimate feeling and information
Reinforcement affect model
We like people who reinforce us
Also this present when we are reinforced as they become associated will elicit positive feelings
Social exchange theory
Peoples feelings in relationships depends on their perceptions of the rewards and cost of relationship
Asses the kind of relationship
Rewards - pleasing to have our attitudes validated
Rewards minus costs equals profit
If expections don’t meet comparison level likely to be dissatisfied
Equity theory
Contribution people make to relationship are roughly equal to the rewards costs and contribution of other person
Equality relationships are the happiest and contribution if Not. Results in one person being over benefited
