revealing personal information about yourself. romantic partners reveal more about their true selves as their relationships develops
self-disclosure
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the theory of how relationships develop
social penetration theory
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the first element of self-disclosure. this refers to the amount of information shared with a partner
breadth
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the second element of self-disclosure. this refers to the intensity of information shared with a partner
depth
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this is a factor that has to be there for relationships to be able to develop which is where a partner also need stoself-disclose
reciprocity
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an important factor in the formation of romantic relationships
physical attractiveness
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the belief that we do not select the most attractive person as a prospective partner but instead the person who matches our physical attractiveness
matching hypothesis
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the fact that we have preconceived ideas about the personality traits that we find attractive in another person. this means that if someone has may bad characteristics, their one good characteristic could out rude that
the halo effect
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an explanation of relationship formation. it states that a series of different factors progressively limits the range of available romantic partners
filter theory
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1st level of the filter - these are features that describe population, which can include social class or location
social demographics
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2nd level of the filter - we find partners who share our basic values attractive in the earlier stages of a relationship
similarity in attitudes
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3rd level of the filter - the ability of romantic partners to meet each other's needs. two partner who compliment each other will have the traits that the other one lacks
complementarity
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
the theory of how relationships develop
Back
social penetration theory
Card 3
Front
the first element of self-disclosure. this refers to the amount of information shared with a partner
Back
Card 4
Front
the second element of self-disclosure. this refers to the intensity of information shared with a partner
Back
Card 5
Front
this is a factor that has to be there for relationships to be able to develop which is where a partner also need stoself-disclose
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