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Person Perception and Interpersonal Attraction

Telangana Open School (TOSS) · Class 12 · Psychology

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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.
3

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.
4

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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