Attractive and Relationships Flashcards
propinquity effect
definition
the more we see and interact with people, the more likely they are to become our friends
mere exposure effect
definition
more exposure we have to a stimulus, the more apt we are to like it
similarity (in attraction)
definition
attraction to people who are like us
matching hypothesis
definition
people of approximately equal levels of physical attractiveness (and values) tend to seek each other as mates
reciprocal liking
definition
when you like someone and that person also likes you
but not id you like everybody else
what is beautiful is good effect
definition
perception that people who are physically attractive possess other positive traits as well
physical attributes (attractive) in both gender
what do both men and females find attractive?
nice smiles, eyes, hair
face symmetry
what facial features make a man attractive?
prominent cheeckbone and jawline
large chin
what facial features make a women attractive?
large eyes
prominent cheekbones
baby face
misattribution of arousal
definition
process whereby people make mistaken interferneces about what is causing them to feel the way they do
social compensation hypothesis
definition
online friendships are more likely to be formed by lonely introverted people who lack social skills to form relationships in person
social enhancement hypothesis
definition
people who are extroverted and have good social skills use the internet as another way of acquiring even more friends
companionate love
definition
feelings of intimacy and affection we feel toward someone with whom our lives are deeply intertwined
passionate love
definition
feeling of intence longing, accompanied by physiological arousal, we feel for another person
Sternberg’s Triangular Theory of Love
- passion = intence physical and sexual desire
- intimacy = warmth, closeness, validated, understood
- commitment = decision to love someone and motivated to maintain relationship
