 | Term | Definition |
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proximety |
geograhical nearness, most powerful predictor of friendship, more exposure to a person = more attraction - familiarity builds attraction |
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proximty and intensity of initial reactions (like v dislike) |
real intense dislike of something usually means you'll like it eventually |
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physical attraction |
extremely powerful for both men and women |
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role of media |
distort |
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healthy look |
like people who display health and vitality |
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almost pefrect symmetry |
we like symmetry |
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prototype |
morthped faces blend of many faces |
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phermones |
smell certain good smells |
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more attractive people perceived as |
happier, more sensitive, more successful, more socially skilled, actually aren't happier, dont show higher self esteem ratings |
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self fullfilling prophecy |
if you believe something is true it happens where as if u never thought that it would it would not have happened |
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woman attracted to |
strength power wealth |
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men attracted to woman who show signs of |
youthful fertility |
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why these gender differences |
evolution! men - protects provides, woman - raises child |
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with time |
decrease importance of appearence and increase importance of feelings |
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similarity friends/couples tend to have similar |
attitudes age beliefs interests race religion intelligence education smoking behaviors ATTRACTIVENESS |
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more stuff you have in common = |
longer relationship |
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reciprocity |
we like those who like us especially when self esteem is slow, self fullfilling prophecy - we disclose more, we are more pleasant, we disagree less |
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LOVE |
3 ingrediants passion, intamcy, and commitment |
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PASSION! |
physiological sexual arousal, attribute to person, label as passion |
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schachter's theory of emotion |
physiological arousal (heartthrob), cognitive label (interpretation) reaction - why - action |
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attributing arousal |
more likely to find someone attractive when u have an adrenaline rush |
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self disclosure |
reveal persoanl details of self to other (likes dislikes dreams and feelings) |
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inimacy promotes |
attraction |
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atrraction promotes |
intimacy |
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intimacy start shallow |
and with time and reciprocity gets more personal |
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commitment |
willingness (whatever that may be) to continue dedication to relationship |
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passion and intimacy |
romantic love/passionate love |
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commitment and intimacy |
comanionate love |
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passion and commitment |
fatuous love |
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passion commitment and intimacy |
CONSUMATE LOVE |
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romantic love |
temporary....evolutionary idea - promotes procreation --- discover each others bodies |
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comanionate love |
more permanant requires equity deep attachment evolutionary ideas - shifts focus to children, physical attraction decrease emotional attraction increase |
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fatuous love |
sexual agreement...dont want to know anything --- its just for fun :) |
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media influences -- social scripts |
learned ways to act |
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media scripts show us |
what/who is attractive (styles fads crazes fashions body dimensions |
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viewing an attractive other will |
decrease attractiveness ratings of date/mate |
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media of sexual aggression enjoyed by woman |
perpetuates rape myth (no means yes?? NO!) increase willingness to harm other people/woman and increase acceptace of sexual aggression |
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