CAS PS 261 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Social Rejection, Social Comparison Theory, Longitudinal Study

• School: Boston University
• Department: Psychological & Brain Sciences
• Course: CAS PS 261
• Professor: Mercurio

Document Summary

I miss city like and like to drink a lot but i don"t get mean. I have my own house and drive a truck. Call me if you want a man who knows fun. I am 33 years old and healthy. What drives relationships (what drives people to want to connect with others): However, women report to have a higher need to af liate than men. This could be the way we socialize different genders. Need for intimacy: a motivation to be close. We need to connect to people and be close to them. This involves open yourself up (share information about yourself with people). A lot of research shows that we are really in pain when our needs are not met. This is consistent with the way we talk about. Some of same neural regions involved when we experience social rejection same as when we experience actual physical pain.