interpersonal attraction & intimacy (9.3)

Question 1

feelings of closeness and connectedness in relationships

Answer 1

intimacy

Question 2

feelings of romance, physical attraction, & sexual arousal in a relationship

Answer 2

passion

Question 3

essential for getting through hard times

Answer 3

decision / commitment

Question 4

two aspects of commitment

Answer 4

• long-term
• short-term

Question 5

the decision to love someone else

Answer 5

short-term commitment

Question 6

commitment to maintain love

Answer 6

long-term commitment

Question 7

component that draws people into a relationship

Answer 7

passion

Question 8

component that sustains the closeness in a relationship

Answer 8

intimacy

Question 9

kinds of love

there are 8

Answer 9

• nonlove
• liking
• infatuated
• empty
• romantic
• companionate
• fatuous
• consumate

Question 10

factors that lead to friendship and attraction between two people

Answer 10

• proximity
• physical attractiveness

Question 11

best predictor of whether two people are friends

Answer 11

proximity

Question 12

good predictor of how someone dates

Answer 12

attractiveness

Question 13

phenomenon

occurs when people tend to choose someone with roughly the same attractiveness

Answer 13

matching phenomenon

Question 14

good predictor of how often someone dates

Answer 14

physical attractiveness

Question 15

assumption that physically attractive people possess other desireable traits

Answer 15

physical attractiveness stereotype

Question 16

true or false

do opposites attrract?

Answer 16

false

most likely to be attraction: those with similar needs & personalities

Question 17

psychologist who views love as a triangle with three components

Answer 17

robert sternberg

Question 18

attachment rooted in trust

Answer 18

secure attachment

Question 19

resistance to being close to others & tendency to be less invested in a relationship.

Answer 19

avoidant attachment

Question 20

attachment marked by anxiety

Answer 20

insecure attachment

Question 21

pospsessive and jealous attachment

Answer 21

insecure attachment

Question 22

attachment that does not want to hold on

Answer 22

disorganized-disoriented attachment

Question 23

types of attachment styles

Answer 23

• secure attachment
• avoidant attachment
• insecure attachment
• disorganized-disoriented attachment

Question 24

outcome people receive from relationship = what they each put into it

Answer 24

equity principle of attraction

Question 25

those in this relationship eventually stop keeping track of how much they are giving and getting

Answer 25

enduring relationship

Question 26

being able to reveal intimate aspects of oneself to others

often in companionate relationships

Answer 26

self-disclosure

Question 27

tendency to match self-disclosure of one’s partner

in short: letting ourselves be known as we nurture love

Answer 27

disclosure reciprocity effect

Question 28

ways of coping with relationship suffering

Answer 28

• loyalty
• neglect
• voice