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Psych 350
Chapter 11
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Psychology
Undergraduate 3
06/19/2009

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need to belong
Definition
a motivation to bond with others in relationships that provide ongoing, positive interactions.
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proximity
Definition
Geographical nearness. Prozimity(more precisely, "functional distance") powerfully predicts liking.
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matching phenomenon
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the tendency for men and women to choose as partners those who are a " good match" in attractiveness and other traits.
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physical-attractiveness stereotype
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The presumption that physically attractive people possess other socially desirable traits as well: what is beautiful is good.
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physical-attractiveness stereotype
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The presumption that physically attractive people possess other socially desirable traits as well: what is beautiful is good.
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complementarity
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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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ingratiation
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the use of strategies, such as flattery , by which people seek to gain another's favor.
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reward theory of attraction
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the theory that we like those whose behavior is rewarding to us or whom we associate with rewarding events.
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passionate love
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A state of intense longing for union with another. passionate lovers are absorbed in each other, feel ecstatic at attaining their partner's love, nd are disconsolate on losing it.
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two-factor theory of emotion
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Arousal+ its label= emotion
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companionate love
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The affection we feel for those with whom our lives are deeply interwined.
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secure attachment
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attachments rooted in trust and marked by intimacy.
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preoccupied attachment
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Attachments marked by a sense of ones's own unworthiness and anxiety, ambivalence, and possessiveness.
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fearful attachment
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An avoidant realtionship style marked by fear of rejection.
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dismissive attachment
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An avoidant relationship style marked by distrust of others.
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equity
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A condition in which the outcomes people recieve from a relationship are proportional to what they contribute to it. Equitable out comes needn't always be equal otcomes.
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self-disclosure
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Revealing intimate aspects of oneself to others.
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disclosure reciprocity
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the tendency for one person's intimacy of self-disclosure to match that of a conversational partner.
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