EXAM 2 Flashcards

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What are the three out comes of Social Exchange?

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rewards, costs, outcomes

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Rewards:

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Anything we find desirable

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Costs:

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Anything we find undesirable

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Outcome:

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profit or loss from the rewards and costs

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Reward - Cost =

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Outcome

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what is the comparison level?

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The outcomes we believe we deserve and have come to expect from relationships (aka expectations)

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What is the comparison level for alternatives?

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Outcomes that are possible in an alternative partner or a different situation

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What are comparison levels influenced by?

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Investments, self-esteem, access to others, awareness of alternatives

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How many types of relationships are there according to interdependence theory?

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4

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Happy stable relationships

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Expectations met

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Happy instable relationships

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Expectations met but better alternatives

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unhappy stable relationship

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expectations are not met, no better alternatives

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unhappy unstable relationship

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expectations not met, better alternatives available

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Changing expectations

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Individual expectations can increase comparison level

Cultural expectations increase the comparison level

Cultural changes increase the Comparison level for alternatives

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Bad is stronger than good

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costs are more impactful than rewards

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Should maintain…

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5-1 rewards-to-cost ratio to have a satisfying relationship

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Love languages

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should be found out for both partners

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Approach motivation:

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-Pursue pleasure
-motivation is to feel good
-feel positive emotions when we approach desired experiences

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Avoidance motivation

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-avoid costs
-motivation is to escape punishment or avoid pain
-the goal is to avoid negative feelings associated with undesirable experience

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Self expansion model

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Proposes that individuals are attracted to partners that expand their range of interests, skills, and experiences

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Interdependency

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exists when we need others and they need us to in order to obtain valuable interpersonal rewards

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Outcomes - CL =

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Satisfaction or Disatisfaction

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Communal Relationships

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Partners feel a special concern for partners’ well-being and provide favors and support for one another without expecting repayment

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Exchange relationships

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People do favors for others expecting to be repaid by receiving comparable benefits in return.

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Equitable relationships
each partner gains benefits from the relationship that are proportional to his or her contributions to it.
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What leads to satisfactions/dissatisfaction in equitable relationships
-one partner is over-benefited: receiving better outcomes than he/she deserves -one partner being under benefitted: recieving less than he or she should
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Marital statistics (decrease/increase) over time
Decrease
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What are the characteristics of friendship
Respect, trust, capitalization, and social support
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Respect
moral qualities, consideration for others, accpetance of others, and the willingness to listen.
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Trust
Selflessly taking ones interest into account, alert to our wishes and reliable
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Capitilization
Sharing good news and their excitement being more pleasure to oneself
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Social support
emotional and social support Physical comfort, material support and advice
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Benefits of social support
Higer relationship satisfaction and personal well-being
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Responsivness
Attentive and supportive recognition of our needs
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childhood friendships
Acceptance in the ealry elementary years, intimacy in preadolesence, and sexuality entering the teen years
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Adolesence
Less with family and more time with peers Attachment needs with peers
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Young adult hood
We learn to form enduring committed intimate relationships
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Midlife
Dyadic withdrawal: The more they see of a lover, the less they see of their friends
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Gender differences in friendships
Women's friendships are face-to-face Men's friendships are side-to-side
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Womens friendships
emotional sharing and disclosure Women self-disclose more than men and provide more emotional support and express more feelings of affection
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Mens friendships
Shared activities, companionship, and competition
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What are the two friendship difficulties?
Loneliness and shyness
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Lonliness
The discrepancy between the number and quality of partnerships that we want and the number that we currently have -Loneliness is bad for your health - negative outlooks and reserved behavior perpetuate loneliness
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Shyness
The tendency to feel awkward worried or tense during social encounters - Fear anticipates negative reactions from others -Doubt themselves -Display inhibited behavior-make less eye contact, smile less, talk less
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General friendship difficulties
-More Americans live alone Americans have fewer intimate relationships -1 in 4 American adults report that they don't have a single intimate friend
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Watch link on bb abt sheldon!!!
Answers tips for being a good friend
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Sternbergs Triangular theory of love
There are 3 components of love: passion, intimacy, commitment
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Sternbergs triangular theory of love: Passion
Intense physical attraction and desire
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Sternberg's triangular theory of love: Intimacy
Feelings of closeness, ability to have personal feelings and desires
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Sternbergs triangular theory of love: Commitment
An intent/ A decision
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7 types of love: Liking
Intimacy only, friendship
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7 types of love: Infatuation
Passion only-initial attraction
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7 types of love: Empty Love
Comitment only ex. parents staying together for kids
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7 types of love: Fatuous Love
Passion and commitment (FWB)
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7 types of love: Romantic love
intimacy and passion (love love dating)
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7 types of love: Compassionate love
Intimacy and commitment (one of the most successful)
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7 Types of Love: Consummate Love
intimacy, passion, and commitment (one of the most successful)
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What are the 3 types of love in romantic relationships?
- romantic passionate love - Companionate love - compassionate love
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Romantic Passionate Love
-Physiological arousal -highlevels of intimacy -feelings of dependency -genuine caring and concern for the other person -Feelings are intense and urgent
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Permissiveness with affection standard
- most disapprove of hookups - the sexual double standard has diminished men hold more permissive sexual attitudes and are more accepting of casual sex
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Americans' attitudes about same-sex relationships
usually have positive, accepting attitudes about same-sex relationships
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Sex for the first time
-97% of people have sex before they get married -Average age 17 years old -80% of people have had sex by age 17 -Most first-time experiences occur in a committed relationship
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Sex in committed relationships
Most sex = Married and cohabiting couples Decrease in sexual interactions - 2year drop Less sex after children
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Sex and old age
Couples have less sex as they age
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Which couples have most sex
1. Gay men 2. Heterosexuals 3. Lesbians
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Sexual behaviors: Infedelity
Most people are opposed to this behvior
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Rate of occurrence in infidelity
1 in 3 men are likely to 1 in 5 women are likely to
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