Psychology 3316F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Tina Turner, Tegmentum, Cortisol
29 Dec 2017
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In order to do this we have to stay committed to our mates in face of alternatives or to be single. Duchenne smiles and affiliate head nods (gonzaga et al. , 2006) Supportive evidence: simpson et al. , (1990, participants were dating or not dating and looked at ads with very attractive men and women, asked to rate how attractive the person in the ad was. In the control primer there was no difference: mating prime- there was a large shift. Non-supportive evidence: people in love reduce the value of alternatives (although there is some conflicting evidence, kenrick & gutierres (1980) Issues with love as a commitment device: the practice of arranged marriages, existence of polygyny, and infidelity/divorce post problems to the commitment device thesis. If the idea is that we love someone then why do we cheat: put a thorn in the paw of this idea.
