PSYC 379 Study Guide - Final Guide: Social Exchange Theory, Equity Theory, Physical Attractiveness
2 Jul 2018
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attachment style - The way a person typically interacts with significant others. (p. 339)
communal relationship - A relationship in which the participants expect and desire mutual
responsiveness to each other’s needs. (p. 339)
companionate love - A secure, trusting, stable partnership. (p. 342)
equity theory - The theory that people are most satisfied with a relationship when the ratio
between benefits and contributions is similar for both partners. (p. 337)
exchange relationship - A relationship in which the participants expect and desire strict
reciprocity in their interactions. (p. 339)
excitation transfer - 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. (p. 342)
hard-to-get effect - The tendency to prefer people who are highly selective in their social
choices over those who are more readily available. (p. 329)
intimate relationship - A close relationship between two adults involving emotional
attachment, fulfillment of psychological needs, or interdependence. (p. 335)
loneliness - A feeling of deprivation about existing social relations. (p. 317)
matching hypothesis - The proposition that people are attracted to others who are similar in
physical attractiveness. (p. 328)
mere exposure effect - The phenomenon whereby the more often people are exposed to a
stimulus, the more positively they evaluate that stimulus. (p. 319)
need for affiliation - The desire to establish and maintain many rewarding interpersonal
relationships. (p. 314)
passionate love - Romantic love characterized by high arousal, intense attraction, and fear of
rejection. (p. 342)
reciprocity - A mutual exchange between what we give and receive—for example, liking those
who like us. (p. 328)
self-disclosure - Revelations about the self that a person makes to others. (p. 344)
sexual orientation - One’s sexual preference for members of the same sex, the opposite sex, or
both sexes. (p. 349)
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