MCAT Psychology Ch. 10 Social Thinking

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Interpersonal Attraction
What makes people like each other. Influenced by:
  • Physical attractiveness (facial symmetry, golden ratio)
  • Similarity of attitudes, intelligence, education, height, age, religion, appearance, & socioeconomic status
  • Self-Disclosure - sharing fears, thoughts, & goals w/ another person & being met w/ empathy & nonjudgment
  • Reciprocity - we like people who we think like us
  • Proximity - being physically close to someone
Aggression
Physical, verbal, or nonverbal behavior w/ the intention to cause harm or increase social dominance
Attachment
Emotional bond to another person & usually refers to bond between child & caregiver. 4 types:
  • Secure
  • Avoidant
  • Ambivalent/Anxious
  • Disorganized
Secure Attachment
Requires consistent caregiver, child feels comfortable to go out & explore, using caregiver as secure base. Child shows strong preference for caregiver, but can be comforted by others as well
Avoidant Attachment
When caregiver has little or no response to distressed, crying child; child shows no preference for the caregiver compared to strangers
Ambivalent/Anxious Attachment
When caregiver has inconsistent response to child's distress, sometimes responding appropriately, sometimes neglectful; child becomes distressed when caregiver leaves & is ambivalent when he or she returns
Disorganized Attachment
Caregiver is erratic or abusive; child shows no clear pattern of behavior in response to caregiver's absence or presence & may show repetitive behaviors (ex: rocking back & forth)
Social Support
Perception or reality that one is cared for by social network
Types of Social Support
  • Emotional
  • Esteem
  • Material
  • Informational
  • Network
Emotional Support (type of social support)
Listening to, affirming, & empathizing w/ someone's feelings
Esteem Support (type of social support)
Affirms the qualities & skills of the person
Material Support (type of social support)
Providing physical or monetary resources to aid a person
Informational Support (type of social support)
Providing useful info to a person (what doctor's do)
Network Support (type of social support)
Providing a sense of belonging to a person
Mating System
The way a group is organized in terms of sexual behavior
  • Monogamy - exclusive mating relationships
  • Polygamy - one member of a sex having multiple relationships w/ members of opposite sex
    • Polygyny - male w/ multiple females
    • Polyandry - female w/ multiple males
  • Promiscuity - allows a member of one sex to mate w/ many members of the opposite sex w/out exclusivity