PSYC 2120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Roy Sullivan, Mydriasis, Baby Shower
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Married couples have lower heart disease than widowed, divorced, and single people (alviar and marshall, 2014) Rejection leads to physical and social pain (macdonald and leary, 2005) 9 out of 10 marry world wide. We celebrate social bonds (engagement, wedding, baby shower, etc. ) We mourn the loss of social bonds. Attractiveness: facial/body: larger eyes/prominent cheekbones/large chin/big smile, large eyes/ small noses/small chins/ prominent cheekbones/narrow chicks/ high eyebrows/ large pupils/ big smile. Arousal: physiological (level of being alert, engaged) Best example of a prototypical face in a given population. Positive illusion of partner: holding an inflated view of your partner. Allow for discovery of new things about you and the other. And make you proud of your accomplishment. Despite positive benefits of relationships, we hurt each other in the process of developing and maintain them. Victims: how to deter future transgressions and maintain valuable relationships. Transgressions: how to minimize harsh judgments and retaliation and maintain valuable relationships.