CMST 2010 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Social Exchange Theory, Personalization, General Idea
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Interdependence: degree to which two people influence & are influenced by each other. Interpersonal attraction: constellation of sentiments, which comprise the evaluative orientation of one person toward another. Halo effect: attributing a range of positive attributes from the presence of just one. Ex: people who are good looking are also believed to be more intelligent, popular, and happy. Similarity: task: how someone can get stuff done, sexual- they"re hot and you want to bang but that"s all, relation- the desire to have an intimate relationship. Socialization: any process whereby we obtain values, norms, and conventional ways of behaving challenges, and difficulties, rather than their absence. Destiny belief: people are either destined to be together or not. Growth belief: successful relationships evolve from the resolution of risks, Comparison level (cl): the standard against which the member evaluates. Comparison level of alternatives (clalt): the standard the member uses in. Main effects model: individual differences in skills predict how attractive.
