Problem 8 Flashcards
What are some biological explanations for attraction?
Attractive people are preferred better treated people focus on looks
Red increases attractiveness
Men focused on body shape
Average effect = people prefer normal average faces
Why do we like someone?
Proximity
Familiarity mere exposure effect
Attitude cognitive dissonance
Personality most important is trust personality more important than similarity
What is self disclosure?
More attractive (share deep thoughts) building trust
What is assistive mating?
Coupling of individuals because of similar characteristics
We are very egoistic(someone like me must be good)
What are cultural stereotypes?
Big five personality liked by all vultures
Differences: some like more individualist some more collective people
What is the reinforcement-affect model?
We like people who are around when we experience a positive feeling
What is automatic activation?
We think of attributes of the person that fit the situation
What is social exchange theory(costs and benefit)
Cost reward ratio: what it will cost to he reinforced by that person(Eg marriage)
Minimax strategy: minimalize costs and maximize rewards
Profit: when benefits exceed the costs
What is the equity theory?
Input and output are the same for people in a relationship
What is distributive justice?
Fair outcome (men) and
What is procedural justice
Fair procedure (important in groups) woman
What are some attachment theories,’v
People got the need to affiliate (make connections)
Could be an instinct (weak theory)
What is the attachment behavior?
One person close relationship with caretaker baby
What is affiliation ?
Not as close
Attachment styles(can change)?
Avoidant( can no trust others can not socialise easy)
Anxious (need love but scared to be rejected)
Secure trust in others save good relationships
Why should we be with others?
It reduces anxiety (distraction) and social comparison theory gives us information in how to behave
What is hospitalism?
Social deprivation on baby’s Leeds to high mortality etc
What is the emotion in relationship model?
Relationships living on strong well established and wide ranging expectations about partners behavior
What is love?
Powerful emotions
Liking=interact
Loving=want trust
In love = sexual attraction
What is companionante love and passionate love
Love as label - three factor theory of love (romantic)
Love as a state (cultural concept)
Appropriate love object present ( an appropriate person)
“Love” felt when interacting with or even thinking about an object (emotional arousal)
Love and illusions?
The initial love is usually not for the partner but for some ideal image that the person has formed of this partner. We make up positive illusions to think about the relationship as being destiny and magical
What is the triangle love model?
Passion commitment intimacy = different loves if ALL types at the same time then consummate love (only one or two=different love)
Help or hinder a relationship
Benefits intentional/unintentional(I like being with my wife in public she’s attractive
Costs intentional (my wife corrected my grammar in front of other people)
Communal behavior different types of help. Sometimes benefit sometimes cost (listen to my wife tho I don’t care
Define commitment trust and ideal partner
Commitment- important to maintain relationship
Trust- secure bond no insecure attachment style
Ideal partner- likely to be happy in marriage
4 factors that end a relationship?
New life only solution
Alternative partners
Expectation relationship will fail
Lack of commitment
