PSYC 2100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Suicidal Ideation, Chameleon, Social Rejection

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2100
• Professor: Danay Novoa

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Researchers have argued: ppl have innate need to belong. Need to belong defined as the desire to form & maintain close, lasting relationships with form bonds w/ others some other individuals (pg. Researchers argue: need to belong has 2 parts. Regular social framework to satisfy need to belong it"s important to have regular positive social contact w/ others. Not all interactions = positive: e. g. , toll-booth worker. Stable framework having on-going relationship w/ others containing mutual care & concern for each other = important: e. g. , long distance relationship. If we"re missing 1 of these, then we only experience partial satisfaction. Researchers have been fascinated how ppl come to like (dislike) each other. Factors contributing to liking (or disliking) someone: similarity, social rewards (feeling good), reciprocity, familiarity. When you think of group of close others in your life (e. g. , friends), you may see that you share similarities w/ them. We tend to prefer ppl who we can engage in common activities w/