COM CO 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12-end: Slashdot Effect
10 Feb 2016
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In this era sustaining relationships has become more challenging. Love hormone - increases trust: interpersonal attraction: what draws us together. Physical attractiveness: looking good important to people when looking for a partner. Similarity similarity attraction theory - we are drawn to individuals who seem to share our interests individuals who share values validate our own perceptions & its easier to manage relationship when both agree on several things. matching effect. Reciprocal liking - we tend to like those who like us. Rewards: exchange theory exchange theory - a cost benefit analysis that weighs the benefits of a particular relationship against any costs incurred. 7. characterized by strong emotional bonding, closeness, and interdependence. different people express intimacy in different ways can be between friends, partners, or family males tend to express intimacy indirectly ex: door hinge. 7 types of love related to these elements. Liking - intimacy without passion or commitment infatuated love - passion without intimacy or commitment -
