PSY 3102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Twin Study, Thought Suppression, Sociosexual Orientation

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 3102
• Professor: Yaroslav Konar

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P s y 3 1 0 2 : l e c t u r e 1 0. F i d e l i t y & j e a l o u s y. W e d n e s d a y , m a r c h 1 5 , 2 0 1 7. Fi deli t y a n d jea lou sy. If fidelity is an important feature of relationships, infidelity ought to lead to negative reactions, jealousy being one of them. Many (cid:272)ultures put a lot of e(cid:373)phasis o(cid:374) a (cid:449)o(cid:373)a(cid:374)"s (cid:894)i. e. , (cid:449)ife"s(cid:895) fidelity, a(cid:374)d the (cid:373)a(cid:374)"s (cid:894)i. e. , hus(cid:271)a(cid:374)d"s(cid:895) ho(cid:374)our is tied to the (cid:449)o(cid:373)a(cid:374)"s fidelity. Swingers are an example of a phenomenon that has very little jealousy among partners: married pairs (cid:449)ould just (cid:862)s(cid:449)ap part(cid:374)ers(cid:863) Differentiate between physical and emotional fidelity, and put more emphasis on emotional fidelity. Enjoy sexual jealousy because it is interpreted as arousing.