social 10

why do we study relationships

they are essential for survival and happiness.

how does proximity affect attraction

we are more likely to be physically attracted to people who are physically close and we see often.

why does proximity affect attraction?

increases interaction, similarty and exposure.

what is festinger methods and findings?

studied students in mit housing who were randomly assigned rooms. people became friends with those who were closer to them

Mere exposure effect

we like things more, the more we see them. familiarity makes things easier to proccess

how does similarity affect attraction

similarity validates our views and makes others more predictable.

what is reciprocal liking?

we like people who like us

why does playing hard to get work

scarcity, makes the person seem more valuable.

what is the pratfall effect?

people are more attracive when they show small flaws. seems more relateable and human and less threatening.

why are we attracted to attractive people.

we assume attractive people have positive traits and better lives, being around them could make us feel better about ourselves.

what is “what is beautiful is good”

we assume attractivness correlates with nicer, smarter and more sucesseful.

what is the halo effect?

when one positive trait makes us assume other positve traits. thinking someone is kind becuase they are good looking.

hatfeild methods and findings

paired with a date. researchers mesured things like persoanlity, looks and IQ. the only thing that predicted if someone liked thier date was looks. (first impressions, looks matter most)

what is the matching hypothesis?

people tend to date others with simillar levels of attractivness. we are aware of our “value” and want relationships that are likely to succed.

how do genetics and culture influence behavior

genetics shape behavior through survival and reproduction, culture teaches through society, working together to influence how we act.

what is natural selection?

traits that help survival.

what is sexual selection?

Traits that help attract partners

how does evolution influence preferences.

men prefer things that signal health and ability to have kids (body, clear skin) women are more attracted to things that signal stability and support ( ambition, money, responsibily)

clark and hatfeild said…

students were approached asking for casual sex and dates. men and women said yes to dates but women almost never said yes to casual sex.

why are certain traits attractive?

health and good genes

compassion love is

deep care without strong arousal (friends, family)

passionate love is

intense emotion and physical attraction. (partner)

The purpose of parental love is

commintment to raising children. increases the childs chance of survival

what is sternbergs triagnular theory?

intimacy, passion, and commitment.

what is romantic love made up of

passion and intimacy

what is companionate love made up of

intimacy and commitment

what is fatuous love made up of

passion and commmitment

what is the two factor theory of love

sometimes youre not actually in love but just misinterpreting your feelings.

what did dutton and aron find

men crossed a bridge and them met a women. those who crossed the bridge were more likely to contact her. showing missattributed arousal

what is attachment style?

how people approach relationships based on past expeirences.

what is secure attachment style?

comfortable and trusting

what is anxious attatchment style?

needy and worried

what is dissmissive attachment style?

Distant and independent

what is fearful avoidant attachment style

want to be close but fear it

what is social exchange theory?

evaluation on relationships based on rewards vs costs. basically pros and cons, do the pros outweigh the cons

comparision level is

what you expect from relationships

comparision for alternitive is

if you think you can find something better

statisfaction vs independence

satsfaction is how good it is, dependence is how stuck you are. satisfied and dependent is good. not satisfied but dependent is bad.

why do people stay in bad realationships?

low exxpectations or no better alternatives

what is equity theory?

relationships work best when both people have equal rewards and costs.

exchange vs communal realationships

exhange is more buisness: you give becuase you owe them. communal is more personal: you give because you care.