PSYC 334 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: John Gottman, Derogation, Attention

• School: University of Maryland
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 334
• Professor: Ryan Curtis

Document Summary

Relationship maintenance mechanisms: the strategic actions people take to sustain their partnership. Cognitive interdependence committed partners think of themselves not as separate individuals but as a couple ( we us ours ) Positive illusions partners idealize one another, judging each other"s faults as trivial, the relationships de ciencies to be relatively unimportant. Perceived superiority people will always believe they"re above average in almost anything. Inattention to alternatives in a good relationship you don"t pay attention to alternatives (don"t even have clalt) Derogation of tempting alternatives people in good relationships will actively look for. The father away someone is the more attractive they will seem because you don"t have to negative traits in an alternative derogate them. Willingness to sacri ce in order to promote the well-being of their partners: Accommodation people that know how to accommodate just have better relationships.