CHAPTER 7 (liking and loving)

Question 1

social support

Answer 1

the approval, assistance, advice and comfort that we receive from those with whom we have developed stable positive relationship

Question 2

interpersonal attraction

Answer 2

the strength of our liking or loving for another person

Question 3

what is beautiful is good stereotype

Answer 3

the belief that external attractiveness signifies positive internal qualities

Question 4

mere exposure effect

Answer 4

the tendency to prefer (including, but not limiting, people) that we have seen frequently

Question 5

proximity liking

Answer 5

people tend to become better acquainted with, and more fond of, each when the social situation brings them into repeated contact

Question 6

passionate love

Answer 6

the kind of love that we experience when we are first getting to know a romantic partner

Question 7

compassionate love

Answer 7

love that is based on friendship, mutual attraction, common interests, mutual respect, and concern for each other’s welfare

Question 8

self-disclosure

Answer 8

the tendency to communicate frequently, without fear of reprasal, and in an accepting and empathetic manner

Question 9

communal relationships

Answer 9

close relationships in which partner suspend their need for equity and exchange, giving support to the partner in order to meet his or her needs, and without consideration of the costs to themselves

Question 10

exchange relationships

Answer 10

relationships in which each of the partner keeps track of his or her contributions to the partnership

Question 11

commitment

Answer 11

the feelings and actions that keep partners working together to maintain the relationship

Question 12

sunk costs bias

Answer 12

when we choose to stay in situations largely because we feel we have put too much effort in to be able to leave them behind

Question 13

triangular model of love

Answer 13

an approach that suggests that there are different types of love and that each is made up of different combinations of cognitive and affective variables, specified in terms of passion, intimacy, and commitment

Question 14

attachment style

Answer 14

individual differences in how people relate to others in close relationships

Question 15

secure attachment style

Answer 15

perceive their parents as safe, available, and responsive caregivers and are able to relate easily to them

Question 16

anxious/ambivalent attachment style

Answer 16

they become overly dependent on the parents and continually seek more affection from them than they can give

Question 17

avoid attachment style

Answer 17

unable to relate to the parents at all, becoming distant, fearful and cold

Question 18

disorganized attachment style

Answer 18

a blend of the other two insecure styles