Lesson 12 Flashcards
Love and Romantic Relationships
one person’s evaluation of
someone else along a
dimension that ranges from
strong liking to strong disliking
Interpersonal attraction
some components of what is
attractive vary across cultures
Interpersonal attraction
geographical nearness; mere-exposure effect
proximity
tendency to develop preferences for things simply because we are familiar with them
mere exposure effect
birds of a feather DO flock together
similarity
I like you ‘coz you like me, hehehe!
reciprocal liking
factors influencing attraction
proximity
similarity
reciprocal liking
complementarity
physical attractiveness
opposites attract
complementarity
halo/horn effect
physical attractiveness
notion that people tend to
have lovers or spouses who
are similar to themselves in
physical attractiveness and
other assets
matching hypothesis
constellation of emotions &
experiences related to a strong
sense of affection or profound
oneness
love
2 kinds of love
passionate love
companionate love
complete absorption in another that includes tender sexual feelings and the agony and ecstasy of intense emotion
Passionate love
warm trusting and tolerant affection for another whose life is deeply intertwined with one’s own
Companionate love
holds that love can be understood in terms of three components that together can be viewed as forming the vertices of a triangle.
Triangular theory of love