Need to belong
A hypothesis that says each of us is born with a fundamental drive to seek, form, maintain, and protect strong social relationships.
Interpersonal attraction
Any force that draws people together to form a relationship.
Physical attraction
Attraction to someone's physical appearance.
Social attraction
Attraction to someone's personality.
Task attraction
Attraction to someone's ability and dependability.
Uncertainty reduction theory
A theory suggesting that people are motivatid to reduce their uncertainty about others.
Predicted outcome value theory
A theory predicting that we form relationships when we think the effort will be worth it.
Approach behaviors
communication behaviors that signal your interests in getting to know someone.
Avoidance behaviors
Communication behaviors that signal your lack of interest in getting to know someone.
Social exchange theory
A theory predicting that people seek to from and maintain relationships in which the benefits outweigh the costs.
Comparison level
Your realistic expectation of what you think you deserve from a relationship.
comparison level for alternatives
Your assessment of how good your current relationship is, compared with your other options.
Over-benefited
The state in which your relational rewards exceed your relational costs.
Under-benefited
The state in which your relational costs exceed your relational rewards.
Equity theory
A theory predicting that a good relationship is one in which your ratio of costs and rewards is equal to your partner's.
Relational maintenance behaviors
Behaviors used to maintain and strengthen personal relationships.
Peer
Someone of familiar power or status.
Social Relationships Bring Rewards
Emotional, material, health
Attraction by Similarity
social validation, genetic interests
Types of Approach Behaviors
introducing and asking about them, smiling, maintaining eye contact
How does Comparison Level influence our relationships.
What you think you deserve from a relationship and if you can do better.
Characteristics of Friendships
Voluntary, usually peers, governed by rules, differ by sex, have life span.
How do men and women view same-sex and opposite-sex friendships?
Same - men look for shared activities or interests, women- conversational and emotional expressiveness.
Opposite- men and women get chance to see things from each other's perspective. Nonromantic because: not attracted to, other's wouldn't approve, not re
Stages of friendship
Role-limited, friendly relations, moves towards friendship, nascent friendship, stabilized friendships, waning friendship
Social and task dimension. How do they affect relationships?
Social - personal relationship with co-worker Task - professional relationship. They can cross, need balance.
Two forms of sexual harassment
Quid pro quo, hostile work environment.