Motivation Ch2 Flashcards
Sexual Desire
Universal Motive that motivates sexual behavior for production of offsprings. This contributes to the emotion of Romantic Love.
Universal Motive that motivates sexual behavior for production of offsprings. This contributes to the emotion of Romantic Love.
Sexual Desire
Romantic Love
The universal motive that evolved to solve the commitment problem. This refers to the necessity to remain loyal for their survival and the survival of their offspring.
The universal motive that evolved to solve the commitment problem. This refers to the necessity to remain loyal for their survival and the survival of their offspring.
Romantic Love
Commitment
Emotional bonds that motivate a couple to stay together and be loyal to each other for mutual survival benefits and for the propagation of the human species by passing on of the couples genes.
Emotional bonds that motivate a couple to stay together and be loyal to each other for mutual survival benefits and for the propagation of the human species by passing on of the couples genes.
Commitment
Good Genes Hypothesis
Humans are motivated to seek individuals with whom, to mate, produce and raise children successfully.
Humans are motivated to seek individuals with whom, to mate, produce and raise children successfully.
Good Genes Hypothesis
Mate Value
Characteristics of a person Desired by other sex. Example: Good looks, dependability, ambition.
Characteristics of a person Desired by other sex. Example: Good looks, dependability, ambition.
Mate Value
Attractiveness Standards for Males
-Good looks
-Face Attractiveness
-Fitness
-Intelligence
-Age
-Health
Attractiveness Standards for Females
-Ambitions
-Communication Skills
-Kindness
-Humor
-Honesty
-Dependability (Faithful, Loyal, responsible)
Biosocial Theory
Mate value differs based on the Country, the Gender, the Generation and the Culture.
Mate value differs based on the Country, the Gender, the Generation and the Culture.
Biosocial Theory
Structural Powerless Hypothesis
The belief that women are incapable of making as much or more money than men in the working world.
Mate Poaching
When an outsider attracts someone who is already in a relationship. This threatens this existing relationship and result in jealousy.
The belief that women are incapable of making as much or more money than me in the working world.
Structural Powerless Hypothesis
When an outsider attracts someone who is already in a relationship. This threatens this existing relationship and result in jealousy.
Mate Poaching
Jealousy
A negative emotion that evolves to protect against infidelity
A negative emotion that evolves to protect against infidelity
Jealousy
Emotional Infidelity
Falling in love with another person while in a committed relationship
Falling in love with another person while in a committed relationship
Emotional Infidelity
Sexual Infidelity
Having sex with another person when in a committed relationship
Having sex with another person when in a committed relationship
Sexual Infidelity
Evolutionary Mismatch of Smart Phones
Studies shown that Smart Phones negatively affect intimacy and communication. it destroys bonds. When people carry out face to face communication and one person looks at the phone, the other person feels less valued and appreciated. It is called being phubbed. Coming from the word “Snubbed”
Studies shown that Smart Phones negatively affect intimacy and communication. it destroys bonds. When people carry out face to face communication and one person looks at the phone, the other person feels less valued and appreciated. It is called being phubbed. Coming from the word “Snubbed”
Evolutionary Mismatch of Smart Phones
