PSYC 30 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Balance Theory, Psych, Courtly Love
8 Sep 2020
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No evidence for the complementary hypothesis (opposites attract) Less conflict when your viewpoints are similar. Validation of our own characteristics and beliefs. We may believe that similarity will lead to reciprocation. Cant think we are awesome all the time. Are there gender differences? seriousness of relationships. Men vs. women and desired level of attractiveness based on. Women: desire slightly above average for a date and want more with. Men have similar criteria for dates, criteria are considerable lower for increasing commitment and for long-term mates sexual partners, an even lower for one-night stands. A state of intense longing for someone. When its good, its great: feel fulfillment and ecstasy. When its bad, its terrible: feel sadness and despair. Affection people feel for those with whom their lives are deeply connected but do not necessarily experience passion or arousal in their presence. Ex: family, old married couple, best friends. Passionate love activates same brain regions as .
