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AWA Chp 10
AWA Chp 10- From First Impression to Close Relationships
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Propinquity Effect | The finding that when we see people and interact with them more often, the more likely they are to become our friends. |
| The Mere Exposure Effect | The simple theory that the more we are exposed to something the more apt we are to like it |
| Social Exchange Theory | The idea that people's feelings about a relationship depend on their perceptions of the rewards and costs of the relationship, and the kind of relationship they deserve, and their chances for having a better relationship with someone else |
| Comparison Level | People's expectations about the level of rewards and punishments they are likely to receive in a particular relationship |
| Comparison Level for Alternatives | People's expectations about the level of rewards and punishments they would receive in an alternative relationship |
| Equity Theory | The idea that people are happiest with relationships in which the rewards and costs experienced and the contributions made by both parties are roughly equal. |
| Compassionate Love | The intimacy and affection we feel when we care deeply for a person but do not experience passion or arousal in the person's presence |
| Passionate Love | An intense longing we feel for a person, accompanied by physiological arousal; when our love is reciprocated, we feel great fulfillment and ecstacy, but when its not we feel sadness and dispair |
| Evolutionary Approach to Love | Theory derived from evolutionary biology-- men are attracted to women's appearance, women are attracted to men's resources because this maximizes their chances of reproductive success |
| Evolutionary Psychology | The attempt to explain social behavior in terms of genetic factors that evolved over time according to the principles of natural selection |
| Attachment Styles | The expectations people develop about relationships with others, based on relationships they had with their caregivers when they were infants |
| Secure Attachment | Characterized by trust, lack of concern of being abandoned, the view that one is worthy and well liked |
| Avoidant Attachment | Characterized by suppression of attachment needs, because attempts to be intimate have been rebuffed--- people with this attachment style find it difficult to develop intimate relationships |
| Anxious/Ambivalent Attachment | Characterized by a concern that others will not reciprocate |
| Investment Model | Theory that people's commitment to a relationship depends on not only their satisfaction but in terms of the costs, rewards, and comparison level-- also how much they have invested in a relationship that would be lost by leaving it |
| Exchange Relationship | Relationships governed by the need for equity |
| Communal Relationships | Relationships in which people's primary concern is being responsive to the other persons needs |
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