Affiliation and Friendship

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What is affiliation?

Our relationships with other people.

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What are the three types of affectionate relationships?

Friends, relatives, and romantic partners.

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What is the proximity effect?

Physical closeness increases the likelihood of friendship.

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What is the mere exposure effect?

The more we see someone, the more we tend to like them.

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What did Festinger et al. (1950) find about proximity?

People were more likely to become friends with their neighbors than those living farther apart.

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How does similarity affect friendship?

We are drawn to people like us because it reinforces our identity and smooths interactions.

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What did Chartrand & Bargh (1999) discover about mimicry?

People liked others more when they subtly mimicked their behaviors.

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What is self-affirmation in friendships?

Being around similar people reinforces our sense of identity.

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Why does proximity increase friendships?

Close physical distance leads to more interactions, making friendships more likely.

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What is the role of social bonding in similarity?

Similarity (even in small behaviors) helps interactions feel smoother and strengthens bonds.

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What is the voluntary nature of platonic friendships?

Unlike family, we choose platonic friends, and these relationships can change over time.

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How can repeated exposure influence attraction?

The more we see someone, the more we tend to like them due to the mere exposure effect.

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What is the unconscious mimicry effect?

People unknowingly copy others’ behaviors, increasing liking and social connection.

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