Liking and Loving: Interpersonal Attraction

What factors govern love? Interpersonal attraction: Liking or having the desire for a relationship with another person Factors Proximity Mere Exposure effect Physical attractiveness People tend to form relationships with people who are in physical proximity to them. People are attracted to others who are similar to them in some way.   People may also be attracted to people who are different from themselves, with the differences acting as a complementary support for areas in which each may be lacking. People tend to like other people who like them in return, a phenomenon called the reciprocity of liking. Mastering14.10

The Psychology of Attraction Physical Attractiveness

What factors govern love? Interpersonal attraction: Liking or having the desire for a relationship with another person Factors Proximity Mere Exposure effect Physical attractiveness Similarity Complementary qualities Reciprocity of liking People tend to form relationships with people who are in physical proximity to them. People are attracted to others who are similar to them in some way.   People may also be attracted to people who are different from themselves, with the differences acting as a complementary support for areas in which each may be lacking. People tend to like other people who like them in return, a phenomenon called the reciprocity of liking. Mastering14.10

What about romantic love??? The two-factor theory of emotion assumes passionate love requires: Physical arousal Cognitive appraisal Love is a strong affection for another person due to kinship, personal ties, sexual attraction, admiration, or common interests. Sternberg states that the three components of love are intimacy, passion, and commitment. Intimacy, in Sternberg’s view, refers to the feelings of closeness that one has for another person or the sense of having close emotional ties to another. Passion is the physical aspect of love. Passion refers to the emotional and sexual arousal a person feels toward the other person. Commitment involves the decisions one makes about a relationship. Click here! Wade12.25

Sternberg’s Triangular Theory of Love: Three Components of Love Intimacy Commitment Passion Feelings of close, emotional ties Decisions one makes about the relationship Love is a strong affection for another person due to kinship, personal ties, sexual attraction, admiration, or common interests. Sternberg states that the three components of love are intimacy, passion, and commitment. Intimacy, in Sternberg’s view, refers to the feelings of closeness that one has for another person or the sense of having close emotional ties to another. Passion is the physical aspect of love. Passion refers to the emotional and sexual arousal a person feels toward the other person. Commitment involves the decisions one makes about a relationship. Emotional and physical arousal A love relationship can involve one, two, or all three. Wade12.25

Sternberg’s Triangular Theory of Love: Different Forms of Love mypsychlab video link Intimacy, passion, and commitment produce seven different kinds of love: Liking Infatuation Empty Romantic Fatuous Companionate Consummate Romantic love is intimacy with passion, companionate love is intimacy with commitment, and consummate love contains all three components. FIGURE: This diagram represents the seven different kinds of love that can result from combining the three components of love: intimacy, passion, and commitment. Notice that some of these types of love sound less desirable or positive than others. What is the one key element missing from the less positive types of love? Source: Adapted from Sternberg (1986).

Mere Exposure Effect The phenomenon that the repeated exposure to novel stimuli increases liking of them. People tend to form relationships with people who are in physical proximity to them. People are attracted to others who are similar to them in some way.   People may also be attracted to people who are different from themselves, with the differences acting as a complementary support for areas in which each may be lacking. People tend to like other people who like them in return, a phenomenon called the reciprocity of liking. Mastering14.10