Chapter 11 Terms Flashcards

Anything that draws two or more people together, making them want to be together and possibly to form a lasting relationship.

A situation in which other people have come to like you, respect you, approve of you, and include you in their groups and relationships.

Being prevented by others from forming or keeping a social bond with them; the opposite of social acceptance.

The desire to form and maintain close, lasting relationships with other individuals.

The ability to change one’s behavior for different situations.

The proposition that people tend to pair up with others who are equally attractive.

The proposition that people and animals will perform behaviors that have been rewarded more than they will perform other behaviors.

Being near someone on a regular basis.

The idea that a partner’s annoying habits become more annoying over time.

The assumption that physically attractive people will be superior to others on many other traits.

Being excluded, rejected, and ignored by others.

A tendency to expect rejection from others and to become hypersensitive to possible rejection.

The painful feeling of wanting more human contact or connection than you have.

The idea that one person who breaks the rules can inspire other people to break the rules as well.

A situation in which one person loves another but the other does not return that love.