Attraction and Intimacy Monica Rivenburg Keystone College Abstract “What is a Friend? I will tell you. It is a person with whom you dare to be yourself’ (Myers‚ David G. 2012). I had the opportunity to watch a movie called “I Can’t Think Straight”‚ which will be the basis of this paper as well as my relationship with my ex fiancé Randy. Love should be at the heart of every relationship‚ no matter what type it is. Both Leyla and Tala in “I Can’t Think Straight” and Randy’s and I relationship
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Gregg‚ she had heard that he was somewhat of a local celebrity on campus. He was well known for his good looks and charms and had a way with words. Not too many people knew a whole lot of personal things about Gregg‚ but‚ that only added to the attraction people felt when they finally got the chance to speak with him (3-Mystification). Gregg and Mary
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Attraction in Social Psychology PSY 326 Introduction: Attraction in Social Psychology is one of the key areas where there is still research going on to understand what are the various elements in a human that makes him/her to behave in a specific manner & how these variations are processed by the brain. The importance of this research paper is mainly to explain the basic psychological functions that are mainly concerned with the element of ‘attraction’ in Psychology & to analyze the statistical
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video‚ The MetaPhysical Secret: The Law of Attraction‚ was exposed to the public in 2006. Since then‚ many individuals that live across the world have been impacted in some way. The Law of Attraction states that “Like attracts like”‚ our thoughts influences our realities‚ and lastly‚ pleasant thoughts will bring forth a life of health‚ wealth‚ and happiness. These three terms are primarily what the MetaPhysical Secret emphasized. The law of attraction is one of the twelve universal laws. The other
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In addition to task commitment and interpersonal attraction‚ group pride may be included in the definition of cohesion.[3] Group pride is when group members like the ideologies that the group supports and share the feeling that being a member of the group is important.[3] Causes of group cohesion[edit] The bonds that link group members to one another and to their group as a whole are not believed to develop spontaneously. Over the years‚ social scientists have explained the phenomenon of group
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Interpersonal Communication Interpersonal communication is an important issue in the social aspect dealing with the different forms of association with other individuals. The said process may involve varying number of individuals but the most important component is the exchange of responses regardless of the nature such as positive and negative. When it comes to the said issue‚ it is important to consider different factors. The important factors that are needed to be considered in the study
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aspect to one’s social life. The idea of person perception forms first impressions of others‚ while interpersonal attraction is the force that decides whether or not relationships are formed or not. Interpersonal attraction is simply an attraction between individuals that can lead to liking‚ friendship or love. Research suggests that there are multiple factors that influence interpersonal attraction‚ including proximity‚ similarity‚ exposure‚ physical attractiveness‚ reciprocal liking and reinforcement
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What are the social factors that influence interpersonal attraction? Discuss in relation to relevant psychological theories and studies Interpersonal relationships are the close relationships we form with others around us. They range from close romantic relationships up to more casual relationships such as acquaintances or university peers. There are numerous numbers of social factors that may lead to interpersonal attraction such as proximity‚ physical attractiveness‚ similarity and reciprocity
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relational repair and intimacy. Berger‚ C. R.‚ & Calabrese‚ R. J. (1975). Some explorations in initial interaction and beyond: Toward a developmental theory of interpersonal communication. Human Communication Theory Antheunis‚ Marjolijn L.‚ Valkenburg‚ Patti M. & Peter‚ Jochen (2007) Computer-Mediated Communication and Interpersonal Attraction: An Experimental Test of Two Explanatory Maguire‚ Katheryn C. (2007) “Will it Ever End?” A (Re)examination of Uncertainty in College Student Long-Distance Dating
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2 Social comparisons Chapter 8 Group Chapter 10 Hostile vs. instrumental aggression Social learning theory Frustration-aggression hypothesis Chapter 11 The factors that help/encourage relationship development Proximity Physical attraction Similarity Liking those that like us Chapter 12 Why do we help? Social exchange theory Social responsibility norm Evolutionary psychology Genuine altruism hypothesis When will we help and who is more likely to help? Chapter 13 The
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