Introduction to Psychology in Yale 9: Love

Love

Guest lecturer Peter Salovey, Professor of Psychology an Dean of Yale College, introduces students to the dominant psychological theories of love and attraction. Specific toptics include the different types of love, the circumstances that predict attraction, and the situations where people mistakenly attribute arousal for love.

00:00 Introduction to Dr. Peter Salovey.

01:41 Defining love and its permutations.

16:22 The social psychology of love and attraction.

43:53 Misattribution for the causes of arousal.

58:14 Question and answer.

This course was recorded in Spring 2007.

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