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natural selection
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belief that nature selects the best adapted varieties of species to survive and reproduce
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sexual selection
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members of one sex compete among themselves for opportunities to mate, then sex chooses to mate with a specific person
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evolutionary theory
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we choose mates for the sole purpose of maximizing and enhancing our reproductive efforts, to ensure reproductive success
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fertility cues
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youth, attractivness, and permissiveness
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amenorrhea
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absent mensturation
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waist to hip ratio
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WHR. importnaceo f the curvy female. hip circumference to waist circumference
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provider/protector cues
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women tend to seek these out. intelligence, physical strength, ambition
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matching hypothesis
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refers to the fact that most of us want a "socially desirable person regardless of his or her own level of social desirability". people who possess socially desirable characteristics tend to partner with people who also possess these same characteristics
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filter theory of mate selection
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suggests that individuals use a filtering mechanism that helps individuals sort out a potential mate from the vast pool of candidates, or eligible partners
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propinquity filter
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refers to geographic closeness
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social filter
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tend to marry people with whome we share things in common
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homogamy
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refers to partnering with someone who is similar to you in ethnic and racial background, religion, age, education, etc.
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exogamy
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means that we must marry outside of a particular group.
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endogamy
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refers to the notion that certain groups marry within the same group. muslims and asians marrying each of their own
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heterogamy
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refers to partners who are of different races, religions, ethnicity, etc.
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physical attractiveness filter
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filter potential mates based on culturally socialized standards of physical attraction
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balance sheet filter
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refers to reciprocity. we look at what someone can offer us that we cannot find in anyone else. must reflect a mutual, reciprocal commitment to the relationship for a mate to be considered "the one"
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pair bonds
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couples
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courtship
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practices that groom young adults for marriage, practices that are socially prescribed forms of conduct that guide men and women toward matrimony.
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socialization dating
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dating provides social interaction
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recreation dating
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dating can be fun w/ compatible people. enjoy another's company
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mate selection dating
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dating provides opportunity to compare and contrast personality traits of differnt people
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Knapp's relationship escalation model
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describes how relationships are initially formed and how they progress over time
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initiation
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knapp. point when individuals present themselves like "hi how are you"
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experimenting/exploration
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knapp. thought of as the information gathering stage.
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intensification
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less formal and more spontaneous converstaion. level of self-disclosure increases. begin to state levels of commitment
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integrating
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when two become a couple
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bonding/intimacy
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reaches a shared level of interdependence. formal announcment of commitment to each other. engagement or marriage
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Duck's relationship filtering model
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proposed that when deciding to enter into or continue a relationship, we sort information throug ha set of filters
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sociological or incidental cue
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relates to the restrictions and limitations placed on abiliity to meet people.
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preinteraction cues
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provide at a glance info that helps us decidee if we even consider wanting a date w/ someone.
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interaction cues
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allows us to asses about whether we want to get to know someone better
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cognitive cues
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tell us more about a person beyond superficial or casueal cues
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finkel's definition of commitment
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3 factors
1. growing satisfaction w/ each other's ability to meet and gratify important needs 2. decreasing reliance on friends and family to meet needs that members of a couple provide 3. increasing investments in the relationship, time, material resources, emotional/personal investment |
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personal commitment
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refers to the feelings, thoughts, and beliefs we have about a spouse, life mate.
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moral commitment
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refers to each person's value and belief systems
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structural commitment
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refers to those commitments bound by institutions such as marriage.
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linus blanket relationship
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refers to people who have a driving need to be in love with someone and need security of being cared for
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emancipation relationship
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people who want to prove to parents that they can take care of themselves
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convenience relationship
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come together for sake of convenience, mostly economic
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testing relationship
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both partners enter arrangement with intent of eventually marrying
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