PSYCO105 Lecture 15: Social Relations and discrimination
12 Jul 2018
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High need for affiliation: more friends, more time spent thinking about being with others. Sense of community: being part of group. Repeated exposure to a stimulus increases our liking for it. What is beautiful is good": assume positive characteristics. Matching effect: have partner whose physical attractiveness is similar to our own. Similarity-attraction: attracted to people who are similar to us. Is average" beautiful: moderately feminized faces, perceived as most attractive, relationships progress as interactions between people become broader and deeper, what do we seek in a mate, broader = more areas of lives, deeper = more intimate. Influences person"s satisfaction in present relationship: comparison level for alternatives, focus is on potential alternatives. Social exchange theory: rewards minus costs = outcomes, comparisons determine satisfaction & commitment. Intimacy: closeness, sharing, valuing one"s partner, passion, feelings of romance, physical attraction, sexual desire, commitment, decision to remain in relationship. Combinations of these: seven types of love.
