A PSY 450T Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Observer-Expectancy Effect, Operational Definition, Social Animal
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Need to belong is the most underlining factor for relationships (feel like we"re connected) Evolutionary perspective: more difficult to survive alone and not create offspring, more social people have more sex. A connection between self-esteem and need to belong. Sociometer is level of how much we"re being accepted and amount of social connections (self- esteem) Need to belong can be filled in many ways: friends, lovers, clubs, religion, patriotism. Influences on lovers relationships: past experiences, attachment, cultural values (expectations, pacing, ses), societal standards (average age of marriage, divorce), individual differences (personality), gender (gender roles), learning (from family, school, friends, videos) The most critical aspect of relationships is: interdependence (what i do affects you and what you do effects me) More of an empirical perspective than philosophical to provide more statistical and scientific findings, move from the subjective to the objective. Goes beyond personal experience and can be applicable to the general public and apply to a variety of situations.
