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Romantic Understanding
seeing primarily at the level of immediate appearance
Classical Understanding
seeing primarily at the level of underlying form
Intra
looking at the world in terms of people's personalities and individual differences
Inter
what is going on between two people
Implicit Theory of Social Psychology
a hap hazard collection of ideas about what situations and what personal characteristics are assosciated with particular kinds of social behavior
Formal Theory
a set of inter related hypotheses concerning a phenomenon
What is the purpose of a formal theory?
gives us a framework through which to organize ideas and information
Parsimony
based on the fewest and simplest of assumptions
Who is the modern father of Social Psychology?
Kurt Lewin
B=f (P, E) What does this mean?
Behavior is a function of person and environment
What is a dyad?
two people
Social Psychology
is the study and an attempt to understand how thoughts feelings and behaviors are influenced by the actual, imagined, or implied presence of others.
Who said that two biases influence us and what are these biases?
Albert Pepitone
1. bias towards individualism
2. bias toward generality
individualism
the assumption that the individual is the most important unit of analysis
generality
assuming that the most general explanation for a behavior is the individual
Theory
proves a framework to organize, give us a starting point for our work
Situations
shape all meaningful human experience
meaningful human experience
social, situational, and rule bond
How many pairs of chromosomes are in each cell?
23 pairs of chromosomes
Which pair of chromosomes determines the sex?
the 23rd pair
XX - girl or boy?
girl
XY - girl or boy?
boy
What are Fenyman's three characteristics of science?
1. special method of finding things out
2. body of knowledge arising from the things found out
3. technology - the new thins you can do when you have found something out
What are the two goals of research?
1. take account of underlying form
2. do research that controls ofther possible influences
What are some limitations on the experimental method?
1. time pattern of the phenomenon
2. ethics
3. naturalism (people will know the study is artificial)
What is the preferred method of research?
experimentation
What assumption does the Interdependence Theory make?
this theory makes the assumption that you analyze social behavior.
What is the smallest unit of analysis?
the dyad
knowledge-technology
gives a new perspective on social world
What are interpersonal relationships so difficult to manage?
because it is...
two people
two social history's
two reasonable sets of opinions and two reasonable sets of preferences
What is the fundamental defining feature and difficulty of an interpersonal relationship?
the requirement of interdependence or linked dependence
What is interpersonal interdependence?
requires a set of linked and coordinated behaviors
What are the four types of interpersonal interdependence?
1. Frequency of Impact
2. Strength of Impact
3. Diversity of Impact
4. Duration of Impact
What lowers impact (influence) possibilities?
Non face-to-face interaction
Diversity of impact
Impact is diverse across many activities
Strength of Impact
impact is strong...each person influences the other

*mutuality of influence is critical
What is exchange Interdependence?
characterized by a linking of behaviors whereby members of the dyad do not feel a responsibility for each others needs
example: interaction between strangers, new acquaintances
Communal Interdependence
giving and receiving benefits is done to repay debts or w/the expectation of receiving repayment
Attraction Dynamic
When the behavior does not fit the rule for the type of relationship attraction we be reduced
What does relationship development require?
relationship development requires that dyads evolve
At what stage of development in a relationship does self disclosure begin?
Surface Contact
What is the best predictor of the start of a relationship?
proximity (propinquity)
What are the attraction variables?
1. proximity (close by)
2. physical attractiveness (looks)
3. perceived similarity (binds)
4. need complementarity (opposites)
What is the general requirement of interdependence?
Management of response interference
Management of Response Interference
incompatibility in what the members of the dyad are likely to do
What are two sources of response interference?
1. Endogenous
2. Exogenous
Endogenous
factors that have to be coordinated that are unique to the interaction of the dyad
Exogenous
factors that have to be coordinated that are external to the relationship

ex: parents, distance
Autistic Friendliness
a rigid predisposition to be friendly
see 9/10/09 notes about exchange interdependence and communal interdependence
see 9/10/09 notes about exchange interdependence and communal interdependence
Formal theory
a set of inter related hypotheses concerning a phenomenon
Surface Contact Hypothesis
a strong negative reaction indicates the relationship is still a surface contact relationship
Early Mutuality Hypothesis
the strong negative reaction occurs because the relationship is in the early stage of mutuality but a communal dimension is beginning to play a role.
What are the evaluative standars?
1. comparison level
2. comparison level for alternatives
Comparison Level
the level of reward we think we deserve to receive in social interaction
Comparison Level for Alternatives
the level of reward we thing we can get in other realistically available alternative relationships
What influences the satisfaction of the dyad?
Comparison Level
What influences whether you will stay in the relationship or leave it?
CL alt
Social influence requires _________ _________.
linked dependence
What are the types of social influence?
1. conformity
2. Compliance
3. Obedience to Authority
Conformity
yielding to percieved group prssure
Compliance
yielding to a direct request
Obedience to Authority
YIELDING TO A COMMAND
Norm of Reciprocity
(Exchange rule)
"I did this for you? Will you do this for me?
Thats not all technique
compliance with a Small request
Resistance Theory
we react to threats on our freedom by reasserting our freedom
Interaction Transition
a juncture in the relationship where the relationship encounters response interference
Relationship development goes from exchange to communal
Relationship development goes from exchange to communal