PSYC 260 Study Guide - Final Guide: Mortality Salience, Social Animal, Terror Management Theory
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Typically prefer mates that are older than they are iii. Less likely to partake in meaningless sex than men: men i. Look at physical attractiveness when searching for a partner ii. The positive/negative feelings we have about ourselves ii. Our self-esteem is highly based off our satisfaction with our relationships; when you are meeting your relationship goals, you are happy iii. Sociometer hypothesis (leary et. al, 1995: proposes that self-esteem is a gauge of interpersonal, cyberball (ostracism) relationships i. Experiment used to see effects of ostracism ii. 3 people passing ball, then one person stops getting passed to iii. You don"t want to die a virgin on the last night on earth ii. Terror management theory: having a desire to live but realizing that death is inevitable iii. Baby boom was response to threat of nuclear bombs: communal relationships, clark & mills, 1979 i. Provides benefits to fulfill needs: reciprocal self-disclosure (aron, 1997) i.
