PSYCH 178 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Milkshake, Psych
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Lewin"s theory the person as a point in space: approach avoidance conflicts are also difficult to resolve: you want to buy a new car but it"s expensive. You want to drink a milkshake but it"s fattening: they are stable difficult to resolve, substitution: how can one goal substitute for another. When one goal is unavailable can another substitute for it: you are madly in love with mary but mary moves to alaska. She is no longer a feasible mate but you do not want to choose anyone over mary. This is partially permeable and the tensions can spread. The tension can spread to jane and she achieves a positive valence only because you are interested in mary. Jane now has substitute value for mary. (open energy system: something acquires its value because something else is unavailable. Mary if she gains value because of your interest in mary.
