Attraction: friends and romance Flashcards
What is attraction? What is proximity?
It is a magnet between two people, physical closeness between two individuals
What is functional distance?
The architectural layout can encourage or inhibit activities, including contact between people
What leads to attraction?
Mere exposure: the more we encounter something, the more we will like (if we had a good first impression, and the opposite)
Does physical attractiveness impact attraction?
Yes, and standards of beauty are similar across many cultures
What is reciprocity?
If someone likes us, we tend to like them back, which can lead to self-disclosing and higher level of trust
How does your sex affect attraction?
W: are they more attracted to money for providers
M: are they more into beauty because it means fertility
What is passionate love?
A state of intense longing for union with one’s partner, appear first in puberty, highly related to physical arousal
What is companionate love?
Feeling affection for someone when your lives are intertwined, more stable and calm than passionate (after honeymoon)
What is the triangular theory of love?
There are 7 types of love linked to three qualities: intimacy, passion, commitment
What is liking love?
Intimacy only (friendships)
What is infatuation love?
Passion only (physiological and emotional arousal)
What is empty love?
Commitment only (loss of passion and intimacy)
What is romantic love?
Passion and intimacy (falling in love without intending to commit)
What is fatuous love?
Passion and commitment (committing without knowing the person)
What is consummate love?
All three components of love
