Psychology 2075 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Social Exchange Theory, Psychoanalytic Theory, John Gagnon

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2075
• Professor: Corey Isaacs

Document Summary

Sigmund freud creator of psychoanalytic theory. Albert bandura prominent social learning theorist. John gagnon proponent of script theory. Preferential choice by members of one gender (usually females) for certain members of the other gender. Some critics object to the biological determinism that it implies. It has been criticized for resting on an outmoded version of evolutionary theory that modern biologists consider na ve. It focuses mainly on individuals" struggle for survival and efforts to reproduce; modern biologists focus on more complex issues such as the survival of the group and the species. Sociobiologists believe that central function of sex is reproduction; may not have been true in past - probably not true today. Sociobiology has a hard time explaining homosexuality. Evolutionary psychology focuses on how natural selection has shaped psychological mechanisms and processes rather than on how it has shaped sexual behaviour directly.