Social Interaction Flashcards
Emotional signaling
Physical stimuli and body language that communicate emotions
Two factors that determine emotional signlaing
Cultural focus
Gender focus
Verbal communication
Literal words we say when speaking, signing, writing
Non-verbal communication
Tone of voice, eye contact, body language
Choices of self-presentation
Choices we make about how we present ourselves when interacting with others
Strategies of self-presentation
self-disclosure managing appearances ingratiation aligning actions altercasting
Ingratiation
An attempt to influence another person by becoming more likable (kissing ass)
Aligning actions
Presenting your actions in a light that makes them more appealing in a certain setting
Altercasting
Project an identity onto someone and then create that they should act the way you wants
Mere exposure effects
Create an attraction to someone because they are around us more often than others
Agression
Important for defending against threats and obtaining greater access to resources and used to reinforce and maintain social hierarchies
Secure attachment
Consistent, response caregiver will return
Ambivalent attachment
Inconsistent that caregiver will return
Avoidant attachment
Neglectful caregiver
Disoriented attachment
Abusive caregiver
Altruism
Helping other people at some cost yourself
Social support
Emotional support
informational support
material support
companionship support
Foraging
How animals search for food. These behaviors are learned. economic models can help make sense of foraging
Game theory
Branch of applied mathematics that deals with decision-making in game-like scenarios
Inclusive fitness
Natural selection that operates at the group level
-Alturism is not inclusive fitness
Influences on attraction
Proximity
physical appearance
similarity
Fisherian selection
When a trait that seems to have no benefit for survival are selected for
EX) a male peacock being chosen as a mate by a female peacock because his feathers are pretty
Sexual dimorphism
Genetically-determined physical differences between sexes