Romantic Relationships Learning Objectives Chapter 11 1 What is the need to belong book pg 393 394 o A motivation to bond with others in relationships that provide ongoing positive 2 What are the 3 factors discussed in class that lead to attraction lecture and book pg interactions 419 o Propinquity nearness o Similarity o Attractiveness proximity lecture that sat nearest to them pg 399 402 o Leads to liking 3 What did the police trainee study demonstrate about propinquity i e nearness or o The trend showed that most of the time people became closest friends with those 4 What is the mere exposure effect Does is lead to liking or disliking lecture and book o The mere exposure effect is a psychological phenomenon by which people tend to develop a preference for things merely because they are familiar with them 5 What were the methods and results of the study we discussed demonstrating mere exposure effects with attitudes toward people lecture o 4 women enrolled in class o Each showed up different amounts of time 0 5 10 15 o Men were then asked who they thought was more attractive most men found the women who came around more as more attractive This demonstrated the mere exposure effect 6 How does similarity relate to attraction finding a partner lecture and book pg 412 o Similarity breeds attraction such as similarity in behavior personality physical characteristics 7 How does dissimilarity breed disliking book pg 413 o We have a false consensus bias to believe people are like us so when we get to know someone and we learn they are different from us it breeds disliking People find it hard to like someone who shares opposite views 8 What is the reward theory of attraction book pg 418 o The theory that we like those whose behavior is rewarding to us or whom we associate with rewarding events We like people who award us with things Ex trophy wives like men who buy them shit 9 What is the matching hypothesis phenomenon lecture and book pg 405 406 o Claims that people are more likely to form and succeed in a committed relationship with someone who is equally socially desirable So basically hot people tend to date hot people and find each other attractive ugly people date ugly people and find each other attractive 10 What factors make people both men and women more attractive what do we tend to find attractive in others lecture and book pg 408 411 o Both like symmetrical faces strait nose even ears eyes spaced just right 11 What physical features make women specifically attractive lecture o Men like Youth hip to waste ratio size of the waste in relation to their hips 12 What physical features make men specifically attractive lecture o Women like Masculinity Square Jaw Prominent chin Heavier eyebrows Thinner Lips 13 What is the physical attractiveness stereotype book pg 406 408 o The presumption that physically attractive people possess other socially desirable traits as well What is beautiful is good 14 What do men tend to value in a mate and what do women value in a mate lecture and book pg 403 404 o Women tend to value intelligence and yearly income slightly more while men value attractiveness and 15 How are the above sex differences in what people value in a mate explained from an evolutionary perspective lecture Women have a lot more to lose put into having a baby such as time 9 months and they only get 1 chance so they can afford to be picky Men have almost no cost they can just spread their genes to everyone which is what the most successful people did to increase their fitness 16 When does the above sex difference not hold for women When they are ovulating they tend to like status and money while when they are menstruating or in neither phase they only really care about status What were the methods and results of the study we talked about demonstrating this lecture Women came in at different points in menstrual cycle o They then viewed an animated lighwalker walking in different ways Rated how attracted they felt toward point light walkers 17 Who is more likely to engage in casual sex Why What were the method and findings of the FSU casual sex study Clark Hatfield 1989 lecture o Men are way more likely then women can be attributed to the evolutionary idea of men needing to spread their genes while for women sex has a bigger draw back pregnant for 9 months so they can be picky o Women and men were approached on fsu campus were asked 3 questions both genders responses were recorded o Would you go on a date with me Men and women had almost equal responses o Do you want to go to my apartment 80 of men said yes 20 of women yes o Do you want to have sex 90 of men said yes no woman said yes to sex 18 What are the 3 components of love and what do they represent How does Sternberg depict different types of love through these 3 components What happens over time book pg 420 o Intimacy liking passion infatuation commitment empty love o Sternberg depicts love as the 3 components in a triangle Each one can mix with another He sees Romantic love as intimacy passion Companionate love Fatuous love And Consumate love as all three intimacy passion commitment as intimacy commitment as passion commitment Research suggests that the initial passionate high of love settles to a steadier more affectionate relationship called companionate love 19 What is the difference between passionate love and companionate love book pg 421 423 deeply interwined o Companionate love is the affection we feel for those with whom our lives are o While passionate love is a state of intense longing for union with another o The difference is more of passionate love is a high and most likely lasts a fixed time you are deeply in love with someone while companionate love is kind of the after effect and what relationships settle down into after many years of marriage 20 What are the 2 ways of assessing the functioning of close relationships lecture o Two ways to assess the functioning of close relationships Stability Satisfaction 21 What do researchers know about the frequency of divorce and when most marriages end lecture and book pg 433 434 o Culture predicts divorce rates o 50 of all first marriages end in divorce or permanent separation o The divorce rate for second marriages is even higher 75 o Marriages typically last between 2 3 years 22 What are the three factors of Rusbult s investment model lecture o Satisfaction How happy are you with your partner o Available Alternatives Are there others who would make better partners
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