Lecture Outline (3)
Psychology 137

Professor Marelich, Summer 2004

V.  Social Cognition and Relationships
	A.	First Impressions and the Primacy Effect
		1.	Cognitive Dissonance and Confirmatory Bias
		2.	Accuracy
 	B.	Positive Illusions of Partners
	C.	Attributional Processes 
		1.	internal/external attributions
		2.	actor/observer effects
		3.	self-serving biases
 	D.	Relationship Schemas (Baldwin)
		-beliefs and myths
	E.	Self-fulfilling prophecies
	F.	Impression Management
		1.	ingratiation
		2.	self-promotion
		3.	intimidation
		4.	supplication

VI.  Sexuality
	A.	Sexual activity norms
	B.	Desire Disorders (brief)
	C.	Communication of Sexual desires