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19 Cards in this Set
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attachment style
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The way a person typically interacts with significant others.
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communal relationship
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A relationship in which the participants expect and desire mutual responsiveness to each other's needs.
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companionate love
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A secure, trusting, stable partnership.
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equity theory
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The theory that people are most satisfied with a relationship when the ratio between benefits and contributions is similar for both partners.
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exchange relationship
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A relationship in which the participants expect and desire strict reciprocity in their interactions.
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excitation transfer
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The process whereby arousal caused by one stimulus is added to arousal from a second stimulus and the combined arousal is attributed to the second stimulus.
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hard–to–get effect
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The tendency to prefer people who are highly selective in their social choices over those who are more readily available.
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intimate relationship
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A close relationship between two adults involving emotional attachment, fulfillment of psychological needs, or interdependence.
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loneliness
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A feeling of deprivation about existing social relations.
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matching hypothesis
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The proposition that people are attracted to others who are similar in physical attractiveness.
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mere exposure effect
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The phenomenon whereby the more often people are exposed to a stimulus, the more positively they evaluate that stimulus.
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need for affiliation
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The desire to establish and maintain many rewarding interpersonal relationships.
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passionate love
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Romantic love characterized by high arousal, intense attraction, and fear of rejection.
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reciprocity
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A mutual exchange between what we give and receive – for example, liking those who like us.
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self–disclosure
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Revelations about the self that a person makes to others.
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sexual orientation
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A person's preference for members of the same sex, opposite sex, or both sexes.
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social exchange theory
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A perspective that views people as motivated to maximize benefits and minimize costs in their relationship with others.
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triangular theory of love
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A theory proposing that love has three basic components – intimacy, passion, and commitment – that can be combined to produce eight subtypes.
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what–is–beautiful–is–good stereotype
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The belief that physically attractive individuals also possess desirable personality characteristics.
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