Jealousy

Question 1

What is the minimum requirement for jealousy to occur?

Answer 1

A social triangle

Question 2

What is the main motivation behind jealousy?

Answer 2

Engaging in behaviours that protect the relationship if a perceived threat is encountered

Question 3

Is jealousy the same thing as envy?

Answer 3

No, envy is experienced when you want something you don’t have (already have something with jealousy)

Question 4

When does primitive jealousy occur?

Answer 4

If a loved one is perceived as paying attention to a rival

- requires minimal or no cognition at all

Question 5

Is jealousy a specific emotion or a blended emotion?

Answer 5

Jealousy is a specific emotion that requires minimal conditions to elicit (ex. just looking can cause jealousy)

Question 6

What happens after the primary emotion of jealousy is experienced?

Answer 6

After primary jealousy, secondary emotions will follow, such as anger, fear and sadness
- the secondary emotions are what take into account the features of the situation and perhaps cause jealousy to decrease if the person realizes there is no real threat

Question 7

What are the two appraisals of threats?

Answer 7

1. loss of rewards one gets in the relationship

2. loss of sense of self/ self-value (especially when the rival has a quality you wish you had)

Question 8

What are the three attachment styles in romantic relationships?

Answer 8

1. secure (ability to trust)
2. anxious/ambivalent (does not trust)
3. avoidant (does not care)

Question 9

Who is the person that would be the most jealous and least jealous, based on their romantic attachment style?

Answer 9

1) Axious/ambivalent feel the most jealous
- they will suppress anger, feel envy of rival, feel hurt at the possibility of a break-up and distance themselves when threatened
2) avoidant feel the least jealous because they do not care
- when jealous, anger will be directed against rival

3) secure is a middle ground. when jealous,
- anger is directed at partner explicitly to prevent building relationship with rival

Question 10

What is one factor that influences how jealous someone may become?

Answer 10

Relationship satisfaction. Less satisfied = more suspicious of possible betrayal (more satisfied = more jealous of actual betrayal)

Question 11

What is the specific innate module hypothesis?

Answer 11

A model of jealousy that focuses on the proposed fundamental differences between men and women (biologically and neurologically)