PSYA02H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Sexual Attraction, Evolutionary Psychology, Asch Conformity Experiments

• School: UTSC
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYA02H3
• Professor: Dwayne Pare

Document Summary

Sexual atracion: feeling that people get that causes them to desire sexual contact w/ a speciic other person. Romanic atracion: feeling that causes people to desire a romanic relaionship w/ a speciic other person. Crushes: romanic atracion to someone, a desire for a romanic relaionship of some kind, a desire that is possibly temporary in nature, possibly never to be acted upon. Squishes: not a romanic crush, a desire for a strong platonic relaionship w/ someone. Sensual atracion: desire to do sensual (not sexual) things w/ certain people, especially relaion to tacile sensuality such as cuddling. Aestheic atracion: atracion to other people that isn"t connected to a desire to do anything w/ them, either sexually or romanically; simply appreciate appearance (aka with movie actors) A moivaion to bond with others in relaionships that provide ongoing, posiive interacions. Human beings are driven by a desire to form and maintain relaionships.