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Three explanations of attraction?
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Biological (bonding/evolution), cognitive (perceptions/attributions), sociocultural (proximity/norms).
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What is the proximity effect?
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We tend to like people we see and interact with often.
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How does similarity affect attraction?
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We tend to be drawn to people who seem similar to us in attitudes and background.
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Cognitive explanation of relationships?
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Perceived similarity, positive attributions, and beliefs about the relationship.
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Sociocultural explanation of relationships?
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Proximity, familiarity, similarity, and cultural norms (e.g. arranged vs individual choice).
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One strength of the sociocultural explanation?
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It explains cultural variation, such as arranged versus individual-choice relationships.
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One limitation of the cognitive explanation?
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Thoughts are hard to measure and may be cause or effect of closeness.
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Why avoid assuming one relationship 'norm'?
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Relationship practices vary by culture; assuming one is universal is ethnocentric.
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What is the most defensible view of relationships?
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An integrative view where biological, cognitive and social factors interact.
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Which concept do multiple explanations link to?
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Perspective — each approach explains part of attraction.
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