The vividness effect is the tendency of dramatic, shocking events to distort our perceptions of reality.

Cognitive valence theory proposes that the process of intimacy exchange begins with ______.

A. perceptions B. behavior C. social cognition D. personality

Weiss’s “provisions of relationships,” or the areas where relationships give us something special, needed, or valued, include ______.

a. belonging and a sense of alliance b. emotional disintegration c. challenges to our worth and value d. lack of opportunity to communicate about ourselves