Chapter 9: Relationships Flashcards
How do signs make it harder to analyze relationships?
Signs are hard to read, are lack of any anniversary situations a cause of fighting or cuz both people don’t care.
What is the importance of relationships?
Can be evolutionary trait
And we seems to have a need to belong
What is a Communal relationship?
Long term relationship where individuals feel responsibility to each other (family/friends)
What is an exchange relationship?
Short term relationships, with little responsibility and want reciprocity. (Workers/bosses)
How does the social exchange theory affect interpersonal relationships?
People like and hang out with others who make them feel good
What is the social exchange theory?
How people feel about a relationship and cost benefit analysis
What is comparison level?
Expectations people have about what they should get from a relationship
What is a comparison level for alternatives?
Comparing alternative people and the expectations on what they can get from the relationship (ex. Many suitors)
What is the equity theory?
People persue fairness.
Cost benefit ratio is equal for both partners
Describe the Attachment styles (secure, avoidant, and anxious)
Secure: close to others and comfy
Avoidant: hard to be close and struggle trusting
Anxious-ambivalent: others don’t want to close and worry partner will leave
Anxiety: worried about rejection
Avoidance: degree to which someone is comfy with intimacy
Do attachment styles effect the quality of relationships?
Styles seem to trend through our whole lives.
Why? Self fulfilling prophecy
BUT
People adapt attachment styles in each relationship (not set in stone)
People do change over time to increase their relationship quality
What makes us like someone (attraction)
1) proximity
Functional distance- physical layout that encourages / inhibits activities
2) mere exposure effect- repeated exposure to a stimulus leads to a greater liking of it
What is a complementary relationship type?
The tendency for people to seek others who’s characteristics that are different from them, and complement them
What are the benefits of physical attractiveness?
More wanted romantically and as a friend
Favoured at work
And let them off in court
What is the halo effect?
Attractive people have a ton of other positive qualities
