PSY 3121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Psy, Relational Aggression, Decision-Making

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 3121
• Professor: Kathleen Biard

Document Summary

P s y 3 1 2 1 : p s y c h o l o g y o f w o m e n. The myth of maternal instinct: nurturing behaviours of mothers, very darwinian, built-in biological capacity for the magic touch to children, determined by biological factors, reinforces intellectual inferiority. The concept of instinct fell into disfavour: lack of empirical support, belief in maternal instinct continues. There is an instinct to be parental men and women both have this: evolutionary psychologists so not do s good job at explaining sex differences* Gender and caring for children: attachment extends to a variety of relationships, biological foundation for nurturing, mothers are primed by hormonal events surrounding birth. Aggression: differences in definitions, relational aggression & social aggression, behaviours that harm others through damage to personal relationships, e. g. sulking, silent treatment, exclusion.