Interpersonal Attraction: Identification Flashcards
Attractive people are rated more highly on a number of valued attributes.
‘What is Beautiful is Good’ Stereotype
Describes the experiences that begets attraction.
Rewarding
Dating partners and spouses tend to possess similar levels of physical attractiveness.
The Matching Hypothesis
Maintained by how people prefer partners of roughly the same attractiveness.
Equity
Attraction often develops from chance encounters.
Serendipity
Creates opportunities for people to reward one another.
Proximity
Familiarity towards something.
Mere Exposure Effect
A potent source of positive emotions such as love, joy, and pride.
Social Approval
Engenders negative emotions such as fear, rejection, anger, and guilt.
Social Disapproval
People feel most comfortable in relationships that are balanced.
Equity Theory
Relationship between two people based on care, affection, and a commitment to one another.
Companionate Love
Relationship involving attraction and sexual desire.
Passionate Love
Situational cues that indicate that ‘love’ is the appropriate label for the feelings one is experiencing.
The Labelling Theory of Love
Couples who experience strong parental interference in their relationships report greater love for one another than those with little interference.
The Romeo and Juliet Effect
Intense, emotional, and passionate love.
Eros
Playful love.
Ludos
Friendship and companionship love.
Storge
Possessive, demanding, and jealous love.
Mania
Selfless love.
Agape
Practical love.
Pragma
A high regard for one’s own well-being and happiness.
Self-Love
People compare the rewards they receive from their relationship to their costs or contributions.
Equity Theory
Relationships that are stable.
Equitable Relationships
Relationships that are unstable.
Inequitable Relationships
Response to potentially destructive acts by the partners in a constructive way.
Accommodation
