Chapter 9: Interpersonal Attraction

Question 1

What is Interpersonal Attraction?

Answer 1

positive feelings toward another person

Question 2

What is the Misattribution of Arousal?

Answer 2

the process whereby ppl make mistaken inferences about what’s causing them to feel the way they do

Question 3

What is the Propinquity Effect?

Answer 3

the more we see & interact w/ ppl, the more likely they are to become our friends

Question 4

What is the Mere Exposure Effect?

Answer 4

finding that the more exposure we have to a stimulus, the more apt we are to like it

Question 5

What is the Difference between Similarity vs Complementarity?

Answer 5

S - attraction to ppl like us
C - attraction to ppl who are opposite to us

Question 6

What is Reciprocal Liking?

Answer 6

when you like someone & that person likes you

Question 7

What are the benefits of Reciprocal Liking?

Answer 7

• enhances self-esteem
• there’s an anticipation of rewards
• self-fulfilling prophecy

Question 8

What is difference between Companionate Love vs Passionate Love?

Answer 8

C - the feelings of intimacy & affection we feel toward someone w/ whom our lives are deeply intertwined
P - the feelings of intense longing accompanies by physiological arousal, we feel for another person

Question 9

What is the Evolutionary Theory?

Answer 9

mating strategies & parental investment are different for males & females

Question 10

What is the Attachment Theory?

Answer 10

states that our behavior in adult relationships are based on our experiences as infants w/ our parents or caregivers

Question 11

What are the 3 Attachment Styles?

Answer 11

• Secure Attachment
• Avoidant Attachment
• Anxious/Ambivalent

Question 12

What is a Secure Attachment Style?

Answer 12

an attachment style characterized by trust, a lack of concern w/ being abandoned, & the view that one is worthy & loved

Question 13

What is an Avoidant Attachment Style?

Answer 13

style characterized by a suppression of attachment needs bc attempts to be intimate were rejected

Question 14

What are the two subtypes of Avoidant Attachment?

Answer 14

• fearfully avoidant
• dismissive avoidant

Question 15

What is an Anxious/Ambivalent Attachment Style

Answer 15

style characterized by a concern that other won’t reciprocate one’s desire for intimacy –> higher lvls of anxiety

Question 16

What is the Social Exchange Theory?

Answer 16

states that how ppl feel about a relationship depends on their perceptions of the rewards & costs of the relationship, the kind of relationship they deserve, & the probability that they could have a better relationship w/ someone else

Question 17

What is the Reward/Cost Ratio?

Answer 17

a “balance” btwn the rewards that come from a relationship & the personal cost of maintaining the relationship –> imbalance = dissatisfaction

Question 18

What is Comparison Level?

Answer 18

ppls expectations about the levels of rewards & costs that they deserve in a relationship

Question 19

What is the Investment Model?

Answer 19

theory that ppls commitment to a relationship depends on the factors of social exchange theory + how much the individual has invested in the relationship that would be lost from leaving

Question 20

What is the Equity theory?

Answer 20

theory that ppl are happiest w/ relationships in which the rewards & costs that a person experiences & their contributions they made are equal to that of the other person

Question 21

What is the difference between Exchange & Communal Relationships?

Answer 21

E - relationships governed by the need for equity
C - relationships in which people’s primary concern is being responsive to the other person’s needs

Question 22

What is the Commitment Calibration Hypothesis?

Answer 22

the outcome of an adversity on a relationship depends on the lvl of commitment

Question 23

What are 3 reasons to why relationships end?

Answer 23

• attraction
• social exchange & equity theories
• sheer boredom