Excelsior - Opposites Attraction & Altruism Discussion

Question Description

M6D1: Do Opposites Attract? And What IS Altruism?

Relationship trouble. Man sitting with his back to his partner.Introduction to the Activity

Most people are familiar with the phrase “opposites attract,” and many believe it to be true. To explore this, let’s examine a study conducted in 2005.

By the end of this activity, you will be able to:

Describe the components of attraction and love.

Discuss altruism and other theories of helping behavior.

Instructions for PSY 360 and MLS 560 Learners

After reading chapter 12, watch the following video:

Rick Rescorla saved 2,687 lives on September 11 https://www.awesomestories.com/asset/view/Rick-Res...

Answer the following questions:

Although many would agree Rick Rescorla is a hero, were his acts purely altruistic? Support your answer.

In your discussion, include at least one personal example of altruistic behavior to support your writing and/or illustrate your understanding of the concept.

After reading Chapter 11, read the following article:

Hahn, C. M., & Campbell, L. J. (2016). Birds of a feather laugh together: An investigation of humour style similarity in married couples (Links to an external site.). Europe's Journal of Psychology, 12(3), 406-419. doi:10.5964/ejop.v12i3.1115

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Answer the following questions:

What is your opinion of the results of the study completed?

How would you defend your argument against opposites attract to an individual who believed that their partner was opposite from them?

Initial Discussion Post

We ask that your initial post should be at least 250 words and must substantively integrate the assigned readings from the module with proper APA (Links to an external site.) style formatting. You may use additional sources and materials as long as they are relevant to the discussion and cited properly with APA style citations.

We encourage you to visit the Library (Links to an external site.) or the Excelsior OWL (Links to an external site.) for assistance with APA style formatting.