HSC 261 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Physical Attractiveness, Interpersonal Attraction
7 Nov 2016
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Passionate love: state of extreme absorption in another person. Companionate love: type of love characterized by friendly affection and deep attachment based on extensive familiarity. Passion: motivational component of sternberg"s triangular theory. Intimacy: emotional component of sternberg"s triangular theory. Commitment: thinking component of sternberg"s triangular theory. Proximity: geographic nearness of one person to another, an important factor in interpersonal attraction. Mere exposure effect: repeated exposure to novel stimuli to increase an individual"s liking. Similarity: beliefs, interests, values, factor in attracting people to one another. Reciprocity: when we are recipients of expression of liking or loving we tend to respond to kind. Physical attractiveness: physical beauty, powerful factor in attracting lovers in each other. Attachment: intense emotional tie between 2 individuals. Loveless sexual liaisons that occur during a brief interval. Friends with benefits: sexual interaction between friends who do not define their relationship as romantic.
