Interpersonal relationship Flashcards
Interpersonal attraction what is it?
It is the attraction between people that leads to the development of friendships/relationships.
Physical appearance traits
- Attractiveness
- Sense of self
- physical attractiveness
What are relationships based on?
Relationships are based on looks, we are drawn to people we find physically attractive.
Male or women attraction?
Usually it was known that Males put more value/emphasis on physical attraction than women, but recently it has shown that females do respond to physical appearance of males.
who do we deem attractive?
The matching phenomena says that people are more likely to choose partners who they feel would score similarly on the range scale to them.
Why care so much about physical appearance? emphasis?
Because we tend to pool physical attractiveness with other positive factors like health, wealth, etc.
What is the attractiveness leniency effect?
It is where more attractive defendants tend to get off lighter than defendants with similar crimes, deemed to be less physically attractive.
explain the Effect of Perceived Attractiveness through a real-world example.
In (Landy and Sigall, 1974)’s study, they gave out two essays, one better than the other, and were asked to grade the papers. the essay is determined significantly (statistically) by the attractiveness of the author.
Do long-distance relationships work?
We tend to be in a relationship with people who are physically close to us; more appealing than long-distance relationships because they are more accessible and can physically interact with them rather than virtually/online.
Has covid-19 changed our view on relationships?
COVID-19 People might be adjusting to the fact that online interactions have become more normalized due to living situations, past circumstances, and technological development.
Proximity importance?
It is of key importance to who we end up with as well as continued interaction. We are more likely to rate someone we like but is far away as being less attractive (downgrade) to protect the sense of self.
Familiarity importance? real-world example?
Is important because the more familiar we become with something the more we tend to like it.
Example: Test effect of ‘mere exposure’ in a university class setting Based on (Moreland and Beach, 1992) were they got 4 female students who attended class in varied frequencies; it was concluded that the more times these students were seen the more attractive they would deem to be.
Are we attracted to people who resemble us?
The more similar a person is to your own beliefs, views, etc. the more likable you’ll find that person, and conversely. We tend to like people who are like us because we like who we are. as shown in “The Law of attraction theory”.
what does the Reinforcement theory add on to the similarity?
the ‘Reinforcement principle’ where the more two people agree, the more they like each other, and the more one person likes the other, the more the other person likes them.
What is Complementarity?
In another view complementarity could be seen as the effect that binds people together and not similarity. It’s the idea of someone filling in the gaps in our sense of self by complementing us. In a sense where it would be a good match because they would complete each other by filling in each other’s shortfalls or deficiencies.
