Psychology 3316F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Interrupt, Repeated Measures Design, Paralanguage

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 3316F/G
• Professor: ferwen

Document Summary

In the heat of the moment its hard to stop and comprise and hard to follow logical rules for solving issues: one might be good in some circumstances and the other is good in other circumstances. These cyclical exchanges thwart resolution of the problem and spread across interactions. This undermines intimacy, closeness, and the stability of the relationship. If you are critical with someone don"t be surprised if you get negative response. If you blame someone don"t be surprised if they blame you back. Impact of negative (or positive) communication will depend on how that behaviour is responded to. In contrast, happy couples are more likely to ignore their partner"s negative behaviour or respond benignly. The effects of attachment anxiety: mary: high attachment anxiety concerns about acceptance and expectations of rejection perceives george"s communications as intentionally rejecting reacts with hostility to george .