Ch. 10: Relationships and Attraction Flashcards
Communal Relationship
A relationship in which individuals feel a special responsibility for one another and give and receive according to the principle of need; such a relationship is often long term
Exchange Relationship
A relationship in which individuals feel little responsibility toward one another giving and receiving are governed by concerns about equity and reciprocity ; such relationships are usually short term
Social Exchange Theory
Based on the idea that how people feel about a relationship depends on their assessments of its costs and rewards
Comparison Level
Expectations about what people think they deserve or expect to get out of a relationship
Comparison level for alternatives
expectations about what people think they can get out of alternative relationships
Equity theory
People are motivated to pursue fairness or equity, in their relationships; a relationship is considered equitable when the benefits are proportionate to the effort both people put into it
Attachment theory
The idea that early attachment with parents and other caregivers can shape relationships for a person’s whole life
What are the three attachment types?
Secure, Avoidant, Anxious-ambivalent
Anxiety dimensions of attachment
a facet of attachment that captures the degree to which a person is worried about rejection and abandonment by relationship partners
Avoidance dimensions of attachment
a facet of attachment that captures the degree to which a person is comfortable with intimacy and dependence on relationship partners
Functional distance
The influence of an architectural layout to encourage or inhibit certain activities, including contact between people
ex. where you live in a building decides how many relationships you will have with the residents
Mere exposure effect
idea that repeated exposure to a stimulus, such as an object or a person, leads to greater liking of the stimulus
Complementarity
the tendency for people to seek out others with characteristics that are different from and complement their own
Halo effect
The common belief that attractive people possess a host of positive qualities beyond their physical appearance
Reproductive Fitness
The capacity to pass one’s genes onto subsequent generations
Investment model of commitment
A model of interpersonal relationships maintaining that three determinants make partners more commited to each other:
- relationship satisfaction
- few alternative partners
- investment in the relationship
