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Week 13: Attraction and Relationships FINAL EXAM Flashcards

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1
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Need for _________: deride to establish and maintain many rewarding interpersonal relationships

A

Affiliation

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The need for ________ occurs in other animals

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affiliation

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Orphanage institution life leads to state of apathy and __________

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depression

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Schacter argues that when we are feeling stress or anxiety with seek out the company of others to (increase/decrease) our stress

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decrease

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According to schaters work with anxiety, why might we seek others when anxiety stricken?

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Distraction; Social comparison,

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__________ factors of attractiveness - people look for a mate who has good genes and reproductive fitness

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Evolutionary

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Evolutionary factors of attractiveness:
1 y________ appearance
2 sym_________
3 Women’s ______-to-hip ratio

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Youthful appearance; symmetry; waist

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Men are attracted to ________ women; and more ________ women than women with status

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young; attractiveness

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Research found that college students that looked at pictures of attractive people found them more _________ than unattractive people

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positive

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Factors that increase liking:

-Pr_______ : we tend to form relationships with people who live or work near us

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Proximity

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Factors that increase liking:

- fam_______

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Familiarity

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____ ________ effect - the more we are exposed to something, the more we like it

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Mere exposure effect

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Factors that increase liking:

- Sim_________ : people of the same backround and interests

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Similarity

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Do opposites attract?

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Nope

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________ phenomenon: people are attracted to and form relationships with others who are similar to them in physical attractiveness

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Matching phenomenon

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Factors that increase liking:

- ________ theory: prefer relationships that are psychologically balanced

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Balance theory

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_______ theory: we are motivated to restore balance in our relationships

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Balance theory

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B________ theory: attracted to similar others - attitudes, beliefs, and values

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Balance theory

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What are the three main reasons we like people?

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Proximity; Familiarity; Similarity

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________ - desire to interact with another person

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Liking

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_______ - desire to interact, trust and be intimate with another person

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Love

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Being in _____, involves sexual desire and excitement

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Love

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____________ love: intense, exciting and involves physiological arousal

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Passionate love

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__________ love: caring and affectionate that is characterised by high levels of self-disclosure

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Companionate love

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Sternberg’s Triangle of Love:

  • ________ (emotional component) involves feelings of closeness
  • ________ (motivational component) attraction, romance, and sexual desire
  • _________ (cognitive component) decision to make a long-term commitment
A

Intimacy; Passion; Commitment

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In Sternberg’s Triangle of Love, intimacy is the _________ component

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Emotional

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In Sternberg’s Triangle of Love, passion is the __________ component

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motivational

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In Sternberg’s Triangle of Love, commitment is the _________ component

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cognitive

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What are the two factors of Schacter’s 2-factor theory of emotion?

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  1. Physical arousal 2. Cognitive appraisal
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Hatfield and Walster’s 3 factor theory of love:
1 C______ E_______
2 Presence of appropriate love ______
3 e_______ arousal

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Cultural expectation; appropriate love object; emotional arousal

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31
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What theory explains satisfaction and maintenance in a relationship?

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Social Exchange theory

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32
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A relationship is a ______ exchange

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social exchange

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33
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The more you are rewarded compared to the costs (as argued by ______ _______ theory) predicts if you will stay in a relationship

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Social Exchange theory

34
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Investment Model:

  • __________ level
  • comparison level for __________
  • _________ - things put into relationship that cant be recovered
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Comparison; Alternatives Investment

35
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_______ theory: people most satisfied with a relationship when the ratio between benefits and contributions is similar for both partners

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Equity theory

36
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relationships that have high ____-_________ (revealing intimate things about self to others) lead to better relationships

A

Self-disclosure

37
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C_________ love lasts longer than p________ love

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Companionate love; Passionate love

38
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Do people who live together before marriage have higher or lower rates of divorce?

A

higher rates

39
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___________ effects: cohabiters who later marry have higher rates of divorce and lower quality relationships

A

Cohabitation effect

40
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What are the two most important things for a long marriage?

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Communication and Commitment

41
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Duck's Ending of a relationships phases: 
1 Intra\_\_\_\_\_\_ phase
2 Dy\_\_\_\_\_ phase
3 S\_\_\_\_\_ phase
4 Gr\_\_\_-Dr\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ phase
A

Intrapsychic; Dyadic phase; Social Phase; Grave Dressing phase

42
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Need to ________: A motivation to bond with others in relationships that provide ongoing positive interactions

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Bond

43
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Humans use ________ to regulate social behaviour

A

ostracism

44
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________ people exhibit heightened activity in a brain cortex activity that also is activated in response to physical pain

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Ostracised

45
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An exclusion experience also triggers increased _______ of other’s behaviour as a non conscious effort to build rapport with others

A

mimicry

46
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One powerful predictor of whether any two people are friends is sheer ________

A

proximity

47
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F________ D___________: how often peoples paths cross

A

Functional Distance

48
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With __________ ____________ to and interaction with someone, our infatuation may fix on almost anyone who has roughly similar characteristics and who reciprocates our affection.

A

Repeated Exposure

49
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What is the main reason proximity breeds liking?

A

Availability

50
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Mere an_______ of potential interaction also boosts liking

A

anticipation

51
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___________ liking: expecting that someone will be pleasant and compatible

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Anticipatory liking

52
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______-__________ effect: the tendency for novel stimuli to be liked more or rated more positively after the rater has been repeatedly exposed to them

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Mere-exposure effect

53
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The _____-_______ effect is a hardwired phenomenon that predisposes our attractions and attachments

A

Mere-Exposure effect

54
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I_______ Eg_______: we like what we associate ourselves with

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Implicit Egotism

55
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______ _______ is important to men and women equally when initiating a relationship

A

Physical Attractiveness

56
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Composite computer averaged faces are found to be more attractive than real faces. Why might this be?

A

Because it is cognitively easier to attend to an averaged prototypical face

57
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______ _________ model: that our attraction to a romantic partner is based on signs that the person has good genes and is a good investment

A

Ideal Standards Model

58
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Dissimilar attitudes depress ______ more than similar attitudes enhance it

A

likeness

59
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___________ : the popularly supposed tendency in a relationship between two people, for each to complete what is missing in the other

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Complementarity

60
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The tendency for _______ to marry or mate has never been reliably demonstrated with the single exception of sex

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opposites

61
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P________ and A__________ influence our initial attraction to someone, and s________ influences longer term attraction as well

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Proximity; Attractiveness; Similarity

62
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____ _____ of attraction: the theory that we like those whose behaviour is rewarding to us or who we associate with rewarding events

A

Reward theory of attraction

63
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_______ love is a biological as well as psychological phenomenon

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Passionate love

64
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(Men/Women) fall in love more readily

A

Men

65
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Our infant dependency strengthens our humans ______

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bonds

66
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P_________ S_________: refers to our desire to seek out an attachment figure when we feel threatened or distressed

A

Proximity Seeking

67
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S_____ H_______: is the comfort provided by an attachment figure that makes us feel safe in times of distress

A

Safe Haven

68
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S______ B_____: describes the encouragement and support we receive from an attachment figure when we are faced with threatening or challenging life events

A

Secure Base

69
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Model of ____: refers to how we view ourselves as worth of love, support, and care

A

Model of self

70
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Model of ______: refers to how we view our caregivers as reliable and responsive to attending to our needs

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Model of others

71
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Attachment _________: the attachment dimension characterised by a preoccupation with relationships and excessive need for reassurance and approval

A

anxiety

72
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Attachment __________: the attachment dimension characterised by discomfort with closeness, excessive self-reliance and a distrust of others

A

Attachment avoidance

73
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___________ attachment: Attachment marked by a sense of one’s own unworthiness and anxiety, ambivalence and possessiveness

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Preoccupied attachment

74
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________ attachment: an avoidant relationship style marked by distrust of others

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Dismissive attachment

75
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_______ attachment: an avoidant relationship style marked by fear and rejection

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Fearful attachment

76
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_____ attachment: attachments rooted in trust and marked by intimacy

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Secure attachment

77
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People who have high _________ ________ experience love as game playing, exhibition a fear of intimacy and a lack of passion and commitment.

A

attachment avoidance

78
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_________ commitment: maintaining a relationship due to the costs or negative consequences of leaving it

A

Structural commitment

79
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______ commitment: A person’s feelings of duty, obligation and moral responsibility to continue a relationship

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Moral commitment

80
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_______ commitment: A desire and feelings of personal dedication to maintain a relationship

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Personal commitment

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