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Myers Social Psychology Chapter 11, 14 and 15 Flashcards

Attraction and Intimacy
Social Psychology in the Clinic
Social Psychology in Court

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525002141need to belongA motivation to bond with others in relationships that provide ongoing, positive interactions.
525002142proximity"Functional distance", powerfully predicts liking.
525382830ostracismActs of excluding or ignoring.
525382831anticipatory likingExpecting that someone will be pleasant and compatible.
525382832mere exposure effectThe tendency for novel stimuli to be liked more or rated more positively after the rater has been repeatedly exposed to them.
525382833implicit egotismWe like what we associate with ourselves.
525382834matching phenomenonThe tendency for men and woman to choose as partners those who are a "good match" in attractiveness and other traits.
525382835physical attractiveness stereotypeThe presumption that physically attractive people possess other socially desirable traits as well: What is beautiful is good.
525382836complementarityThe popularly supposed tendency, in a relationship between two people, for each to complete what is missing.
525382837reward theory of attractionThe theory that we like those whose behaviour is rewarding to us or whom we associate with rewarding events.
525382838ingratiationThe use of strategies, such as flattery, by which people seek to gain another's favor.
525382839erosPrimary love style for self-disclosing passion.
525382840ludusPrimary love style for uncommitted game playing.
525382841storgePrimary love style for friendship.
525382842passionate loveEmotional, exciting, intense love. A state of intense longing for union with another. These lovers are absorbed in each other, feel ecstatic at attaining their partner's love, and are disconsolate on loosing it.
525382843two factor theory of emotionHolds that when the revved up men responded to a woman, they easily misattributed some of their own arousal to her. Arousal x its label = emotion.
525382844companionate loveThe affection we feel for those with whom our lives are deeply intertwined.
525382845secure attachmentAttachments rooted in trust and marked by intimacy.
525382846preoccupied attachmentAttachments marked by a sense of one's own unworthiness and anxiety, ambivalence, and possessiveness.
525382847dismissive attachmentAn avoidant relationship style marked by distrust of others.
525382848fearful attachmentAn avoidant relationship style marked by fear of rejection.
525382849equityA condition in which the outcomes people receive from a relationship are proportional to what they contribute to it. Note: Equitable outcomes needn't always be equal outcomes.
525382850self disclosureRevealing intimate aspects of oneself to others.
525382851disclosure reciprocityThe tendency for one person's intimacy of self-disclosure to match that of a conversational partner.
525382852growth promoting listenersPeople who are genuine in revealing their own feelings, who are accepting of others' feelings, and who are empathic, sensitive, reflective listeners.
525400140ostracismDepressed mood, anxiety, and hurt feelings can all result from.
525400141physical attractivenessHatfield et al., (1966) found that the best predictor of whether students wanted a second date with someone they were randomly set-up with for a "Welcome Week" computer dance was their date's _______________
52540014270%Roughly what percent of infants display a secure attachment?
525400143ingratiationYou are speaking with one of your coworkers—praising them for having done a great job on a recent project. You then ask if they can help with one of your projects that is due tomorrow. This strategy is called
525400144reward theory of attractionThe theory that we like people who reward us or with whom we associate positive events is the:
525400145reward theory of attractionWhen romantic dinners, dates out, nice dinners at home, and vacations continue in a relationship, couples last longer and are happier because they associate the relationship with positive things. This is best posited by:
525400146proximityRepeated exposure to and interaction with others is called.
525400147passionate loveCouples who are absorbed in one another—gaze into each other's eyes longingly and would be devastated to lose their relationship—are most likely experiencing
525400148two factor theoryTheory that holds: physical arousal accentuates romantic responses
525400149companionate loveThe type of love we feel for people that is a labeled as a deep affectionate attachment is
525400150symmetricalFaces judged to be very attractive are typically very ________________
525400151perceived inequityTim feels he is investing more time and emotions into the relationship he has with Jane than she is investing. This would describe
525400152disillusionmentThe cooling of intense romantic love can trigger a period of:
525400153complementarityWhat term is used to describe the supposed effect of two people who are "opposites" of each other, being attracted to each other and "completing" each other?
525400154vinegar strokesThe facial expression a man makes just before and the beginning of an organism. They say when u look at a man's eyes during this event u can see into his soul.
528287905clinical psychologyThe study, assessment, and treatment of people with psychological difficulties.
528287906depressive realismThe tendency of mildly depressed people to make accurate rather than self-serving judgements, attributions, and predictions.
528287907explanatory styleOne's habitual way of explaining life events. A negative, pessimistic, depressive explanatory style attributes failure to stable, global, and internal causes.
528287908behavioral medicineAn interdisciplinary field that integrates and applies behavioral and medical knowledge about health and disease.
528287909health psychologyThe study of the psychological roots of health and illness. Provides psychology's contribution to behavioral medicine.
528287910negative explanatory styleInterpreting events as being stable, global, and internally caused.
528287911reactanceA motive to protect or restore one's sense of freedom. Reactance arises when someone threatens our freedom of action.
528287912reactanceOne reason a judge's instructions to ignore admissible testimony may boomerang and add to the testimony's impact is:
528287913group thinkThe mode of thinking that persons engage in when concurrence seeking becomes so dominant in a cohesive in-group that it tends to override realistic appraisal of alternative courses of action.
528287914group polarizationDeliberation by juries seems to lead to:
528287915lenientLow-authoritarian jurors, after deliberation become more:

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