Chapter 10: Relationships and Attraction

Question 1

Communal Relationship

Answer 1

A relationship in which the individuals feel a special responsibility for one another and give and receive according to the principle of need; such relationships are often long term

Question 2

Exchange Relationship

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Social Exchange Theory

Answer 3

A theory based on the idea that how people feel about a relationship depends on their assessments of its costs and rewards

Question 4

Comparison Level

Answer 4

Expectations about what people think they deserve or expect to get out of a relationship

Question 5

Comparison Level for Alternatives

Answer 5

Expectations about what people think they can get out of alternative relationships

Question 6

Equity Theory

Answer 6

The idea that 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

Question 7

Attachment Theory

Answer 7

The idea that early attachments with parents and other caregivers can shape relationships for a person’s whole life

Question 8

Anxiety Dimension of Attachment

Answer 8

a facet of attachment that captures the degree to which a person is worried about rejection and abandonment by relationship partners

Question 9

Avoidance Dimension of Attachment

Answer 9

a facet of attachment that captures the degree to which a person is comfortable with intimacy and dependence on relationship partners

Question 10

Functional Distance

Answer 10

the influence of an architectural layout to encourage or inhibit certain activities, including contact between people

Question 11

Mere Exposure Effect

Answer 11

the idea that repeated exposure to a stimulus, such as an object or a person, leads to greater liking of the stimulus

Question 12

Complemenarity

Answer 12

the tendency for people to seek out others with characteristics that are different from, and complement, their own

Question 13

Halo Effect

Answer 13

the common believe (accurate or not) that attractive individuals possess a hots of positive qualities beyond their physical appearance

Question 14

Reproductive Fitness

Answer 14

the capacity to pass one’s genes on to subsequent generations

Question 15

Investment Model of Commitment

Answer 15

a model of interpersonal relationships maintaining that three determinants make partners more committed to each other: relationship satisfaction, few alternative partners, and investments in the relationship