PSYC 3140 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Agreeableness, Parental Investment, Attachment Theory
13 Mar 2019
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Di erent motives, goals, opinions, or behaviours that may interfere with those of the partner. Dating couples: 2. 3 con icts per week: major agreement: 98%, major con ict: 3, minor agreement: 82%, minor con ict: 20% Arguments: children> household tasks> communication> leisure> work> money. Connection: relationships require that people balance their need for freedom and their need for intimacy with others. Openness vs. closedness: open and honest with partners, but sometimes the need to preserve privacy. Stability vs. change: too much stability may lead to boredom and the desire for exciting change. Separation: overlap with partner and people outside of the relationship. Con ict is inevitable, but the what matters is how the couple approaches the con ict. Instigating con ict: negative/harsh startup- the tone in which the conversation begins with can predict the outcome of the con ict (intense con ict vs. resolution)
