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Exchange relationship
Where they expect and want to be rewarded for their interactions
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Passionate love
love is more typical of the early stages of a relationship. It is characterized by high states of arousal and strong emotions
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Equity theory
The idea that people are the happiest in their relationship when the ratio between the benefits and contributions are the same
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Attachment style
The way people usually interact with their significant others
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Matching hypothesis
The proposition that people are attracted to and form relationships with those who are similar to them in particular characteristics, such as physical attractiveness.
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What-is-beautiful-is-good theory
The belief that physically attractive individuals also possess desirable personality characteristics.
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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.
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Self-disclosure reciprocity
This back-and-forth exchange of personal, meaningful information, which gradually gets more personal and more meaningful
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Social exchange theory
A perspective that views people as motivated to maximize benefits and minimize costs in their relationships with others.
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Loneliness
A feeling of deprivation about existing social relations.
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Reciprocity
A mutual exchange between what we give and receive---for example, liking those who like us.
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Communal relationship
A relationship where they have the same expectations and desires for each others needs
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Hard-to-get effect
The tendency to prefer people who are highly selective in their social choices over those who are more readily available.
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Sexual orientation
person’s preference for members of the same sex (homosexuality), opposite sex (heterosexuality), or both sexes (bisexuality).
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Intimate relationship
A close relationship between two adults involving at least one of the following: emotional attachment, fulfillment of psychological needs, and interdependence.
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Need for affliation
The desire to establish and maintain many rewarding interpersonal relationships.
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Mere exposure effect
The phenomenon whereby the more often people are exposed to a stimulus, the more positively they evaluate that stimulus.
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Compationate love
Stable and trusting relationship
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Triangular theory of love
The three components of love according to the triangular theory of love are intimacy, passion, and commitment
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balance theory
proposes that people desire consistency in their thoughts, feelings, and social relationships
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interdependent relationship
when they include their partner in their definition of themselves, their commitment is likely to be stronger and more enduring.
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