Relationships Flashcards
What are Fiske’s 4 relational models?
communal sharing
authority ranking
equality matching
market pricing
what is communal sharing?
feeling of shared identity in terms of consequence and fate, eg… family, romantic partners, tight knit teams
what is authority ranking?
there is a subordinate and superior… superior provides wisdom/instruction, while subordinate shows respect
what is equality matching?
equals eg in the work place, housemates etc i do something for you you do something for me
what is market pricing?
proportionality is key… weighing up benefits proportional to cost, take place is business
in forming a new relationship, what are attraction and liking?
attraction: desire for a voluntary relationship
liking: positive evaluation of an object
what factors influence attraction and liking?
- physical attraction
- similarity
- positive interaction (proximity, familiarity, mimicry)
how does physical attraction positively influence attraction
we like those that are physical attractive because of the “beautiful is good” stereotype
what did snyder, tanke and berschied investigate
how physical attractiveness influences liking… the phone conversation between men and women where men were shown photo of a woman that was “hot or not”
T or F, similar others tend to attract ?
True
why does similarity increase liking?
- encourages positive interaction over common interests
- similar others validate our beliefs (positive reinforcement)
- we assume they like us and we like people that like us (inferred reciprocal attraction)
what factors that influence the likelihood of positive interaction?
- proximity
- familiarity
- mimicry
what is proximity?
we like people we interact with more and those we interact with more are often closer to us physically, and as such we like people who are physically closer to us
how can proximity increase positive interaction?
- increases frequency of positive interactions
- increases familiarity
- similar people may live/work near one another so this has a compounding affect
how can familiarity lead to liking?
mere exposure effect, as we see something more often, we become more used to it, easier to process etc so familiarity can increase attractiveness perception, increasing positive interaction.
what is non conscious mimicry?
unintentional copying of others actions in a face to face setting
how can relationships move to a more deeper relationship?
through self disclosure
what are the consequences of self disclosure ?
- can increase liking
- can increase trust
- better enables behavioural coordination
how can self disclosure increase liking?
- mutual self disclosure can increase perceived similarity
how can self disclosure increase trust?
by putting oneself in a vulnerable situation which signals to them you trust them