Attraction, attachment and pairbonding

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4 things that attract us to people
proximity, familiarity, reciprocity and similarity
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proximity
Bossard- who married who
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familiarity
Myers- meeting frequently, mere exposure effect women in the lectures
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similarity
perceived similarity that matters
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reciprocity
like people who like us
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opposites attract and fatal attraction
opposites can be good such as submission and domination, but some qualities can have different meanings over time such as funniness being imature
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Bridge study Dutton and Aron
woman on high suspension bridge rang more
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3 universal mate criterea
kindness, loyalty and emotional stability
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men look for..
youth and physical attractiveness
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women look for..
status and resource acquisition
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Evolutionary approach- women and sex
women have sex to have baby, have to be picky
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Evolutionary approach- men and sex
less fussy, can have thousands of offspring
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Power of male wealth- money
men with power can exchange their wives for younger people (serial monogaymy)
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power of male wealth- poor
leads to them being at the bottom of the dating pool- lonely- potential suicide
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motivations of pair bonding
emotions
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love keeps us alive
babies survive on getting people to love them- children in orphanages have stunted physical and emotional growth
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Harlows monkeys
monkeys prefer cloth and no food to wire and food
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detachment
Protest, despair, detach- 'shut down'
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secure attachment
longer stable relationships, high trust/ friendships, high regard for self and others, unafraid of emotional intimacy
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insecure attachment
crave relationships, jealous, vigilent, fearful of abandonment
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avoidance attachment
rely on yourself, high rates of realtionship breakdown, use work as substitute for trlationship
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companionate love
affection we feel for those with whom are lives are intertwined 'settled domestic people'
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hormonal influences
oxytocin and endorphins
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Social cognitive model of love
Sternberg's triangular
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Intimacy (liking) and commitment (empty love)
companionate love
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intimacy (liking) and passion (infatuation)
Romantic love
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passion (intimacy) and commitment (empty love)
Fatuous love
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proximity

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Bossard- who married who

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familiarity

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Card 4

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similarity

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Card 5

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reciprocity

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