PSYC 339 Lecture 13: PSYC 339 - LECTURE 13

• School: University of Victoria
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 339
• Professor: Jodi Bain

Document Summary

Coming together consists of 5 phases initiating, experimentation, intensifying, integration, and bonding: during initiating: first impressions are made; physical factors plays a large role in this phase. People often want to portray themselves as easy to talk to, friendly, and open to discussion. This phase tends to be superficial as people are trying to make a good first impression: new research out of the uk showing an increased use of steroids in people aged 70+ to alter physical presentation. People start to open up more and ask more personal questions as they get to know one another: during the intensifying phase: people open themselves up fully in the hope of being accepted by the potential mate. During this phase, people may reveal secrets about themselves or others in order to test the trust level of potential partners: this is when many unions fall apart - about 2 years in. Often conflict about differing ideas about children, or troubled finances.