Ap Psychology Review Sheet Summary
Chapter 1 – Relationship Resume
Attachment styles Secure – low avoidance/low anxiety Preoccupied – low avoidance/high anxiety → nervous and clingy Avoidant Dismissing – high avoidance/low anxiety → self-reliant, uninterested Fearful – high avoidance/high anxiety → afraid of rejection, suspicious, angry
Big 5 Personality Traits – low to high continuum, influence relationship quality Extraversion Agreeableness Conscientiousness Neuroticism = negative impact Openness to experience
Sociometer theory (related to self-esteem) Subjective gauge “When others like us, we like ourselves”
Chapter 2 – Creating Knowledge
Quantitative data (numbers) vs. Qualitative data (anything but numbers)
Correlational design – determines …show more content…
Proximity, mere exposure
Men value physical attractiveness more than women
Interactions
Less attractive women still interact with men Less attractive men interact less with women
Beauty bias – people assume beautiful people have better qualities, beauty has its benefits (job promotions, make more money) but beauty is often confused with talent. Beautiful people may be viewed as vain and promiscuous causing them to be lied to more and distrust praise
Contrast effect – what happens when we compare ourselves to attractive people, the average person is lower (Playboy study)
Matching – we tent to pair with someone who shares our level of physical attractiveness The more similar the
Attachment styles Secure – low avoidance/low anxiety Preoccupied – low avoidance/high anxiety → nervous and clingy Avoidant Dismissing – high avoidance/low anxiety → self-reliant, uninterested Fearful – high avoidance/high anxiety → afraid of rejection, suspicious, angry
Big 5 Personality Traits – low to high continuum, influence relationship quality Extraversion Agreeableness Conscientiousness Neuroticism = negative impact Openness to experience
Sociometer theory (related to self-esteem) Subjective gauge “When others like us, we like ourselves”
Chapter 2 – Creating Knowledge
Quantitative data (numbers) vs. Qualitative data (anything but numbers)
Correlational design – determines …show more content…
Proximity, mere exposure
Men value physical attractiveness more than women
Interactions
Less attractive women still interact with men Less attractive men interact less with women
Beauty bias – people assume beautiful people have better qualities, beauty has its benefits (job promotions, make more money) but beauty is often confused with talent. Beautiful people may be viewed as vain and promiscuous causing them to be lied to more and distrust praise
Contrast effect – what happens when we compare ourselves to attractive people, the average person is lower (Playboy study)
Matching – we tent to pair with someone who shares our level of physical attractiveness The more similar the