In this episode of The Psychology Undergrad, we explore how your relationships shape your motivation and even your romantic decisions. This isn’t just theory — it’s research that connects your need to belong with how you achieve, learn, and love.

Part 1 dives into achievement motivation and attachment theory, revealing how a secure base of support frees you to take risks, grow, and thrive. Part 2 shifts into the psychology of attraction, where a groundbreaking speed dating study shows how simply changing who walks across the room can erase long-assumed gender differences in selectivity.

If you’ve ever wondered why feeling supported changes how hard you try, or why social norms still influence who we’re drawn to, this episode is for you.

🎓 Topics Covered:
• How affiliation and love shape achievement
• Secure vs. insecure attachment and motivation
• Fear of failure and conditional acceptance
• Gender roles, agency, and attraction research
• How small social scripts can reshape confidence and choice

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