CMP 120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Positive Illusions, Social Exchange Theory, Ovulation
6 Nov 2017
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People have certain relational selves, or beliefs, feelings, and expectations that derive from their relationships with particular other people. Social exchange theory holds that people pursue those interactions that provide the most favorable difference between rewards and costs. John bowlby"s attachment theory holds that early in development, children rely on their parents for a sense of security. Attachment styles vary along the two dimensions of anxiety (fear of rejection) and avoidance (discomfort with intimacy). For example, people with a secure attachment style are neither anxious nor avoidant; they are comfortable with intimacy and, when stressed, wish to be close to other people. Attachment styles are somewhat stable over the life span and can have wide-ranging effects on an individual"s well-being. Attraction: proximity, or sheer closeness of contact, leads to attraction. Three reasons for the power of proximity are sheer availability, anticipation of interaction, and the mere exposure effect: similarity also leads to attraction.
