PSYC 362 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Lexical Decision Task, Trait Theory, Habituation

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 362
• Professor: Rebecca Cobb

Document Summary

Associations b/w perceptions of partner responses to disclosures about capitalization and support experiences and relationship satisfaction. Capitalization and support covary, independently predict relationship satisfaction, are compensatory processes: increased relationship duration: support perceptions more associated w/ relationship satisfaction, capitalization perceptions less associated. Responding to positive events by celebrating/sharing w/ others extra benefit from experience: benefits at individual and relational levels, people who capitalize have higher well-being and life satisfaction. 2 dimensions of partner responses: active vs passive, constructive vs deconstructive, active constructive (ac) good: trust, intimacy, satisfaction, short-term stability, all others bad. May remain stable over time: newlywed short-term support behavior stable, norms, may be easier than validating during conflict. Common features: process (share) and outcomes (handled well: good) Support: deal w/ negative feelings, helps move on, more demanding of partners; capitalization: maintain positive, helps remember, less demanding of partners. Empirically distinct: perceived responsiveness during support vs capitalization discussions only mod. associated related but distinct.