Psychology 3316F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Positive Illusions, Affective Forecasting, Telepathy

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 3316F/G
• Professor: ferwen

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Idea of having these feelings to motivate you to stay with a particular person. Evolutionary theory also argues that judgments of potential mates should be accurate (otherwise we might compromise our chance for survival, etc. : some physical features linked with useable information (fertility and good genes) Individuals who perceive more similarity are happier with their relationships: how you perceive your partner is affected by how you see yourself and what you are looking for in a partner. This may depend on context (e. g. , how in love with the partner a person was, etc. ) With your partner and ask them how you look in a certain outfit and they say great! If i"m positively bias towards my partner but i never express it, then the person cannot be aware that you are positively bias: so certain times you have to express it.