Interpersonal relationships Flashcards
What are the main factors linked to interpersonal relationships?
> Propinquity
Exposure effect
Proximity and anticipating the cot of a negative relationship
Similarity
What evidence is there that similarity has an effect on interpersonal relationships?
> Buss (1985)
> Eysenk (1986)
What is reciprocal liking?
We like those wholike us
What is the basis for discrepancies from personal ideals?
> Desirable mates are in short supply due to a consensus of of desirable traits
Due to supply limitations we frequently settle
What are the two main personality constructs?
> Machiavellian personality
> Authoritarian personality
What is a Machiavellian personality?
Someone who deceives and manipulates others for personal gain
What are the features of a Machiavellian personality?
> Retaliation to a perceived hostile society
Measured using the MACH-IV scale
Related to narcissism and psychopathy
Correlates with low agreeableness
What did Lee and Ashton (2005) find?
> Machiavellian personality
Children
Machiavellianism is stable
Correlates with low agreeableness
What didd Andreou (2004) and Sutton & Koegh (2000) find?
Machiavellianism positively correlates with bullying other children
What is an authoritarian personality
A domineering personality with little interpersonal warmth
What did Adorno et al (1950) suggest?
Authoritarianism may be due to over controlling parents, leading to a harsh evaluation of others
What is social dominance orientation?
Individual differences in a person’s need for an in-group to retain superiority over an out-group
What did Lippa and Arad find?
Higher levels of social dominance in those rated as less nurturant and more prejudiced
What are the three romantic attachment types?
> Security
Anxious-ambivalent
Avoidant
What did McLewin and Muller (2006) find?
> Romantic relationships
Negative self-view compared to partner-view increases risk of personality pathology
Dismissive style associated with vulnerability
