WEEK 4: THE IMPORTANCE OF OTHER PEOPLE

Question 1

explain a study which focuses on social connections for health

Answer 1

cohen et al (1997) exposed healthy adults to a cold virus under quaratined conditions and explored infection rates.
measured social networks
more social= lower infection rate

Question 2

explain a study which expresses the effects of exclusion

Answer 2

eisenberger et al. (2003) MRI while playing cyberball game and excluded

activation in anterior cingulate cortex and right ventral prefrontal cortex (neutral centers for physical and social pain)

Question 3

how do males and female differ in forging relationships

Answer 3

MEN
reproduction is easy
primary concern- knowing child is theirs
looking for- fertility, and quantity over quality

WOMEN
reproduction is costly
primary concern- making sure child is provided for/ survives
looking for- provider, quality over quantity

Question 4

what is repulsion hypothesis

Answer 4

similarity doesn’t attract us, its just that dissimilarity repulses us