OL:MB109 Notes - Lectures 15 & 16 PDF

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Lectures 15 & 16Dynamics of Interpersonal Relationships

Relationships develop accordingly to fairly typical patterns Most people feel anxiety at onset of relationship Feelings about a relationship change during the course of the relationships communication is crucial to developing relationships — listening skills and providing confirming responses are important whether you are initiating, developing or maintaining a relationship

Relationships • The development and maintenance of stable and satisfying interpersonal relationships is fundamental to human motivation • Research has show that relationships are the most importance element to lead a meaningful life • A relationship is more a process than a thing — HARD to define • Different kinds of relationship • family, friends, work, casual, anonymous, sexual • Why do we form relationships? — why communicate? - physical, practical, social, identity • safety, companionship, share resources, health, procreation Appearance • Attractiveness — more cultural than biological • Universal features? • Men = Tall & Women = waist-hip ration • Facial Symmetry • Personality, compatibility are considered if a relationship begins to form • After first impressions, looks are less of a factor • Physical factors lessen as time progresses Similarity • • • • •

We tend to like people who are similar to us — validation of ourselves More opportunities to interact with people who are similar in certain ways Reduces anxiety and uncertainty — we assume they like us, so we like them More important to relationship happiness than communication ability Attraction at its highest levels

Proximity & Reciprocal Attraction The more time we spend around someone… • We are more likely to develop relationships with people who we frequently interact with • In person or online • Based on opportunity to interact…increase in available information

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Lectures 15 & 16Dynamics of Interpersonal Relationships

• Reciprocal action • We like people who like us…most of the time Complementaries • Opposites attract? • Differences will strengthen a relationship ONLY when they are complementary • If the strength of one satisfies or compensates for the weakness of another, these traits (etc.) are complementary • True and distinct opposites do not attract • Successful marriages: similar physically/mentally but different enough to keep things interesting • Opposites ‘attract’ at work — higher function and productivity • Extroversion...