EDP 363 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Motivation

• School: UT-Austin
• Department: Educational Psychology
• Course: EDP 363
• Professor: Daley Nancy

Document Summary

Novelty as a limited resource: coolidge effect novelty reduces refractory period between finish having sex and the next time the penis can achieve another sexual arousal. 2) developing favorable attitude towards partner (warmth and concern). 3) exchange of indications of affection in both verbal and nonverbal ways: passion: emotional state marked by strong feelings of attraction; stronger/intense/frequent = more passionate. Passion is the subjective feeling of being in love. Does not have to be mutual but people prefer it so: emotions come and go but knowledge is built up slowly. Passion can come and go rapidly: 3 possible relationships b/w intimacy and passion, 1) positive relationship: high passion = high intimacy, 2) negative relationship: intimacy up, passion down, 3) no relationship. Independent: 4) indirect relationship: passion may be related to change of intimacy than the level of intimacy, intimacy stable, passion dwindles.