PSY 349 Lecture 4: Taking Time Seriously: A Theory of Socioemotional Selectivity
5 Sep 2019
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Taking time seriously: a theory of socioemotional selectivity. Reviews prior studies testing predictions from this theory. Published in a scientific journal which uses peer-review to evaluate merits. Other experts critique and decide whether article is accurate and worth publishing. Perception of time plays a fundamental role in which social goals people select and pursue. How time is perceived (perception of time, time perspective): Time left & chronological age are related but can be disentangled. Time is framework that humans use to organize their experience. Individuals are aware of time in form of: Students seem to be able to sense 2:10pm for a class that ends at 2:20pm. Feels like fall, a tuesday, midterms, etc. Perception of time plays a fundamental role in selection and pursuit of social goals. Humans are agentic & engage in behaviors to achieve goals. People hold multiple, sometimes opposing goals, so must select among them in order to act. Maintain romantic relationship, refrain from novel partners.
