Chapter 9 - Friendship And Love Flashcards
Paradox of close relationships
Both positive and negative intense feelings
Initial attractions between strangers
Proximity
Familiarity - mere exposure effect
Physical attractiveness - not most important factor (kindness, humour, intelligence)
Matching hypothesis
People of similar levels of physical attractiveness gravitate toward each other
Resource exchange
Heterosexual dating, men trade occupational status for physical attractiveness in females
Parental investment theory
Mating patterns depend on what each sex has to invest in terms of survival
Viability of relationships
Reciprocal liking - liking those who show they like you
Similarity - drawn to those with similar qualities
Relationship maintenance
Actions and activities used to sustain the desired quality of a relationship
Interdependence or social exchange theory
Decision to stay in a relationship is based on cost benefit analysis of the relationships outcome
Comparison level
Gauges relationship satisfaction, Personal standard of what constitutes acceptable balance of rewards and costs
Commitment
Satisfaction - comparison levels for alternatives + investments
Conflict in friendships
Reproach, remedy, acknowledgment
Sternberg’s triangular theory of love
Loving relationships are comprised of intimacy, passion, commitment
Consummate love
Intimacy, passion, commitment
Liking
Intimacy
Compassionate love
Intimacy and commitment