PSYC 334 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Culture Of Asia, Empathic Accuracy, Telepathy

• School: University of Maryland
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 334
• Professor: Dr.Selterman

Document Summary

Characteristics of close relationships: knowledge, trust, caring. 4: mutuality recognize close connection, us instead of me , commitment, *responsiveness (from book) Self-esteem: personality trait, lower in adolescence than adulthood, emotional appraisal of self. Physical well-being is better when you have close connections with others. Evolutionary perspective: those who were more affectionate had children who were more likely to survive. People live together when they are not married (and have kids) Economics support later relationships allows for focus on career and education. Sex ratio number of young men to young women (when high support traditional roles) Secure: low avoidance & anxiety, comfortable with intimacy/interdependence. Dismissing: high avoidance but low anxiety, indifferent/independent no interest in intimacy. Fearful: high avoidance & anxiety, fear of rejection/mistrustful, suspicious/shy. Sex differences: usually small, usually more differences within in a sex than among them. Gender differences: social/psychological differences, men/women who adhere to traditional gender roles do not like each other as much as less stereotyped people do.