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Person Perception and Interpersonal Attraction — Revision Notes
Telangana Open School (TOSS) · Class 12 · Psychology
Person Perception and Interpersonal Attraction revision notes for Telangana Open School (TOSS) Class 12 Psychology: 4 topics in quick points.
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Key Topics to Revise
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Self-Perception and Social Development
- Self-perception begins in infancy and develops through social interaction.
- Children gradually learn to distinguish themselves from others through language and cognition.
- Parents and caregivers play a key role by praising or correcting behavior, shaping the child’s self-concept.
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Factors Influencing Interpersonal Attraction
- Physical attractiveness often leads to more positive initial reactions from others.
- Similarity in attitudes, beliefs, and values increases liking — 'birds of a feather flock together'.
- Complementarity means opposite traits can attract, such as a quiet person being drawn to someone outgoing.
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Long-Term Relationships and Their Quality
- Close relationships involve interdependence — each person’s actions affect the other emotionally and behaviorally.
- Friendships grow through frequent communication, emotional support, and trust-building.
- Intimacy increases from adolescence to early adulthood, especially through self-disclosure and emotional expression.
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Why Relationships Change or End
- Poor communication is a major reason relationships fail.
- Gottman’s 'Four Horsemen' predict relationship breakdown: Criticism, Contempt, Defensiveness, and Stonewalling.
- Criticism attacks a person’s character rather than their behavior.
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Key topics in Person Perception and Interpersonal Attraction include Self-Perception and Social Development, Factors Influencing Interpersonal Attraction, Long-Term Relationships and Their Quality, Why Relationships Change or End. Study these first, then practise questions on each for the Telangana Open School (TOSS) Class 12 board exam.
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