HDFS 2433 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Negative Affectivity, Active Listening
4 Dec 2016
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Interactions of multiple individual-level systems of one person with one another and with the individual- Affect, behavior, & cognition level systems of another person. Cognition: cognition refers to thought processes partners have in their relationships. Our brain establishes links between connected topics, making it easier to move from one to the other. Allows for, or results in, certain positive or negative thoughts being associated with our partner, or relationships in general. Attributions are assumptions we make about others. We attribute certain reasons for others" behaviors: she did that because she was tired , he said that because he is inconsiderate. Attributions play a large role in the success or failure of relationships. Distressed couples: use more attributions than nondistressed couples, attributions more negative, attribute partner"s negative behavior to internal factors (who they are, expectations more negative. Nondistressed couples: attributions more positive, attribute partners" positive behavior to internal factors (who they are) Affect/emotion: affect is someone"s general mood state.
