chapter 10 Flashcards
As similarity between spouses increases, the likelihood that they will divorce _______.
decreases
The _________ is the theory that we like people whose behaviour is associated with positive, beneficial events.
reward theory of attraction
An insecure attachment infant during strange situation will demonstrate _____, ______ and ______
clinging, anxiousness and ambivalence
Another term for geographical nearness is ______.
proximity
The state for deep longing for union with another is known as _____ love
passionate
Sternberg’s kinds of love are combinations f intimacy, commitment, and passion. Which of the following are kinds of love found on the triangle of love?
- fatuous
- companionate
- romantic
When choosing whom to approach for a date, people approach someone whose attractiveness ______ their own
roughly matches
researchers had people in relationships of varying commitment rate an attractive “single and not currently involved member of the opposite sex”. The attractive person had been randomly matched with them or matched because he or she thought the participant was attractive. researchers found that when people were threatened at the same level as they were committed, they saw the competition as ______ (more or less?) attractive.
less
students liking a painting that’s hanging on their classroom wall and our favourite letter tending to be in our names are examples of the _______ effect.
the mere exposure effect
dissimilarity breeds ______.
dislike
interaction is ________ related to liking (positively or negatively?)
positively
besides attitudes and beliefs, researchers have found that _____, ______, and _____ are important aspects when one is seeking friends, spouses….
education, age and intelligence
_______ is a situation in which people receive in proportion to what they give to the relationship
Equity
_______ is the tendency for two people to fill in what is missing in the other; in some ways, it’s the opposite of similarity
complementarity
The _____ is the presumption that beautiful people possess other socially desirable traits, also known as the “what is beautiful is good” effect”
physical-attractiveness stereotype
according to the evolutionary perspective, the human preference for attractive partners is related to _____, _____, and ________
youth, health and fertility
Heather told another person her secret desires and perspectives; Heather is engaging in _______.
self-disclosure
The _____ attachment style shows ambivalence during “strange situation” experiments, displaying both clinginess and hostility.
anxious
We are more likely to like flattery if someone _______.
praises us justifiably
Robert Sternberg believes that by enacting and expressing love, the passion of initial romance can evolve into ______ love.
enduring
______ individuals tended to underestimate how much their partner appreciated them
low self-esteem
according to Baumeister and Wotman (1922), the person who _______ recalls more pain over an ended relationship than _______.
spurns someone’s love
who were spurned
______ attachment shows discomfort over, or resistance to, being close to others
avoidant
nice words after unlinked words have more _____ and are especially _______.
credibility
gratifying
Like most infants, Lily feels trust and intimacy toward her caregiver. She likely has a _____ attachment style.
secure
______ love involves a steady, low key, warm, and affectionate attachment
companionate
