PSY220H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: The Need, Ostracism, Silent Treatment
21 Apr 2016
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Internal determinants of attraction: the need to affiliate and the basic role of affect. External determinants of attraction: proximity and observable characteristics. Interactive determinants of attraction: similarity and mutual liking, internal determinants. The tendency to affiliate appears to be based on biological factors: human infants born with the motivation to seek contact with those around them. Newborns prefer to look at faces more than other stimuli. Suck more on pacifiers when shown pictures of faces than objects. Ubc research we have a specialized network of facial processing areas in our brains (http://www. neurolab. ca/2009(5)_fox. pdf: the temporal lobe important for facial processing. People respond automatically to facial cues (e. g. smiles/frowns: threatening face is processed more quickly pose a threat. Self-report look at explicit need- feelings aware of. Projective test look at implicit need- feelings we are unaware of. There is no one answer: when others ignore or exclude us.
