PSY 332 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Natural Disaster, Mansplaining, Musical Improvisation
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Attachment styles: secure, cry when mom leaves , happy upon return, high attachment anxiety, cling and cry when mom leaves , anger/apathy upon return attachment styles, high attachment avoidance, not much reaction. Attachment affects conflict styles and behaviors: high attachment anxiety, blame self for conflict, more defensive, hurt, and threatened by conflict, negative conflict models, high attachment avoidance, more likely to shut down conflict, stonewall, negative conflict models. Gender stereotypes: stereotype: oversimplified belief or idea about a group of people based solely on their membership to that group, e. g. , women are emotional, creates expectations and explanations for one"s behavior, even when totally unfounded for that person . Ignores individual preferences, tendencies, and qualities: e. g. , women are emotional; mary is a woman; therefore, mary is emotional. Developmental factors: expectations and explanations for behavior, starts early in life. Why does this matter: many gender stereotypes are relevant to conflict styles and expectations, expectation, men -> aggressive, competitive conflict behaviors.
