CHP 7: Attraction Flashcards

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Feelings of infatuation, love, and emotional desire for another person.

A

romantic attraction

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The tendency for partners in an intimate relationship to be similar in physical appearance.

A

matching phenomenon

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3
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A quality on which people can be ranked hierarchically. (Physical attractiveness, health status, personality, and income level because having more of them is considered better than having less)

A

vertical attribute

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A quality on which people can differ without being judged better or worse than anyone else.(Food preferences, hobbies, political beliefs, and career choices. we care about this a lot more)

A

horizontal attribute

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5
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The state of being complementary; in the context of romantic attraction, the idea that people are attracted to those who have qualities that they themselves lack.

A

complementarity

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6
Q

Romantic attraction that is not reciprocated; there is no mutual interest on the part of the other person.

A

unrequited love

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7
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Unwanted and disturbing attention from someone seeking to start, or continue, a romantic relationship.

A

stalking

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8
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An arranged social event where unacquainted people talk briefly with every potential romantic partner each person identifies which others he or she wishes to see again; if that wish is reciprocated, a date can be arranged.

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speed dating

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9
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The tendency to mistakenly believe that physical or sexual arousal stemming from one cause is actually the result of another cause; a source of situational effects on romantic attraction.

A

misattribution of arousal

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10
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The process through which a committed relationship is formed.

A

mate selection

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11
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Anticipatory behaviors of receptiveness or availability, such as nonverbal signals, shown by one person to another to indicate that it would be acceptable to initiate a conversation.

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proceptivity

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12
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The tendency for partners who are mutually attracted to unconsciously mimic each other’s movements and gestures.

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behavioral synchrony

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13
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A theory describing how the breadth and depth of personal self-disclosures exchanged by two people affect the development of the relationship between them.

A

social penetration theory

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14
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Responding to someone’s personal disclosure by immediately revealing something equally personal.

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disclosure reciprocity

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15
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Having a physical encounter with the understanding that there is no expectation of any further involvement.

A

hooking up

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