PSYC 2600 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Freudian Slip, Pollination Syndrome, Confounding
8 Apr 2014
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Self-esteem was lowest when participant received information was negative evaluation and when participant was rejected. Not low when they are evaluated positively and rejected. Can still be rejected as long as there"s positive evaluation does not have negative impact on self-esteem. Relational value (value to group) is important component of the: conclusion: self. We"re testing hypotheses based on evolutionary theory. Buss & bennett: give series of scenarios, figure out how they"re going to respond, imagine you discover significant other has gotten involved with someone else. Dilemma 3 which would be more difficult to forgive: b. Dilemma 4 for which action would you be more likely to break up: a. Hypotheses females looking for male commitment and males looking for mate. Specific theories theory of parental investment and sexual selection loyalty. Predictions males and females are differentially sensitive to cues of infidelity.
