加州大学洛杉矶分校家庭与夫妇心理学亲密关系第三课课件(亲密关系理论1).pptxVIP

加州大学洛杉矶分校家庭与夫妇心理学-亲密关系 第三课 “Science is built up of facts, as a house is built of stones; but an accumulation of facts before a science than a heap of stones is a house.” What is a theory? A theory is an interconnected set of beliefs, knowledge, and assumptions that are relate to understanding a phenomenon. A theory is a map. Some maps are better than others, yes? What does a good theory do? Organizes existing knowledge. Draws attention to important processes. Explains important phenomenon in an elegant ,”parsimonious” way. Identifies specific predictions and hypotheses. Guides measurement decisions. Improves upon prior theory. What does a good theory of intimate relationship do? Encompass the full range of possible predictors Specify mechanisms of change. Account for variability between couples and within couples over time. Evolutionary Theory Humans seek particular mates to solve specific adaptive problems that their ancestors confronted during the course of human evolution; human mate preferences and mate decisions are pypothesized to be strategic products of selection pressures operating during ancestral conditions” (Buss and Schmitt,1993,P.205)—David Buss Assumptions of the Theory Natural selection Vs. sexual selection Psychological mechanism(心理机制）, What they are, and what they are not. The environment of evolutionary adaptiveness Theory of parental investment. How This Theory Guides Research Predicting and explaining gender differences Sexual vs. emotional Mate preferences Accounting for cross-cultural similarities Is this all too obvious? The incredibility stinky T-shirt studies Adult Attachment I find it relatively easy to get close to others and am comfortable depending on them and having them depend on me. I don’t often worry about being abandoned or about someone getting close to me. (Secure) 50% I am somewhat uncomfortable being close to others; I find it difficult to trust them completely, difficult to allow myself to depend on them. I am