relationships
social exchange theory qiestions
one psychokogist studied couples smd used questionairesmto measurenSET and relstiondhip commitment. findigns rebsled thst couples who reported being commited had greater number of benefits smd found sltenrwtives unatraticve
self disclosure qiestionaire
studied heterosexual couples amd found strong correlations between swtifcstion and self disclosure. aldo couples who uwed self disclosure reported increased satisfaction with commitment to their partner
equity theory questionaire
measured equity using 2 self report techniques. found that couples who reported being commited had greater satifcstion levels compwred to couples who were over or under benefitimg
socail demogrpahy
this is the first level consists of sociodemogrhic characterisitcs like physics
proximity as well as cuktiral smd educstional backroumds. these factors sre important because people sre more lieky to build relstiondhipd with people who sre georgrwphicsllt close ss they sre accesssble. additiwnlly, people also fimd si,ilairties in educstion and social class attractive as it gives them reassuramcethwt the relwtionship is more likely to move forward
this them ,oves onto the seocnd filterthst relstes to similairty in sttitudes as people temd to find pthers more attractive if they share similiar core beliefs
fpr lomger term couples, complintwrynof needs is more importsnt
limitatiom of filter theory
most redesrch used pp from induvidulaist cultures. induvdiual cultures decirbe the choice of psrtners in terms of induvodualist prefermece . however, in s collectivist culture, many marridges sre arrwnged so choice of partner is mot based on idnobidualmpreferekces so people cannot apply these filters. so filter theory suffers from cultural bias
breakdown limtistion
,ethologicsl issues. based on retorspectove data involung sdkimg pp questions a while after break up. as a result, they msy hsve a less sccurate memory of the earlier stages. addtiownlly, the first 2 stages are the lomgest so its liekly thst their memory msy be distred ehen it comes down to recalling. so esrly stsges less undertwood
what does adsoprtion suggest
people with a weaker persoanl ideniffy may gain increwsed furfilment for cleeb worsship as allows fo focus atgentjon in prder to escspe aspects of reslity so thst they can identify
what else csn you talk about on adsoprtion addiction model
levels of involevment
evidemce to support sdorption sddictiom
malory found people who are mentally hewlthy sre st the entertwinment socisl, people who sre neutrotic sre st the intense perosnal snd people sho are psychokogically unhealthy are st the 3rd level. shows thwt pwrwoscisl relwtiomsuos can stem from osychokogicwl issues
limitwtion of adsoprtion addiction
can be difficuclt to estbwkieh causation. this is becwuse this resesrch cwnjot confurm thwt mentwl htwl mentwl heslth problems result in forming parasocial pr ifceleb obcession causes low self esteem
how do i link the evidence of absence of gwting back
this supports the suggestion thst absence of gsting is sn importsnt fsctor in virtusl relationships
attatchment on paradocisl resltions
parasocial relationships can be linked tomattatchment problems in childhood
temd to feel need for furfilmnet through resltionships thst do not risk rejection and people with childhood attachment
probelms fork parasocial relationships to keet their need for sttstchmejf
secure childrem would be less interested in clebe worship because rhey do not have an unfilled need for attahcmenf
what msy paraodidaomrelwtionships provide
at a superfical level, s source of entertainment
shat is the investment model and why is commiment model
extends SET to an investment model
rusbelt saw commiemtn as a key fsctor in sustwining a relwtionsuop
what does SET assume
people who offer rewards are attraxtive and thise who aee perceived to grewter costs sre unatrrsticve
how do people sccess realtionship
through comparison level snd compariosn level for alternatives
evalauation on attatchment explanatioms
one psycnoloist found that induviduals wifh imsecure resitwtm attachment stypes most lieklg to for, parasocial bonds wifh Tv charwcters co,pared to contorl group. supports the idea thst early sttshcmemf imfluences later behaviour incudimg the tednscy to ensgsge within s parwosiclw
whst will self discoloure be in virtuwl relstiomehips
less inhbited due to snonymity becwuse if people dont know our true idemtify we msy find it essier to self disclose personsl information as we may feel less judjged
is disimhibitionna good thimg
can be becsuse self disclosure more perosnsl informwtioj ensblign relwtionship to develop as we feel less judjged
but csn also be s bsd thing becsuse ir cns lead fo people being more toxic becsus etheybdomt feel scountsbke
whst is disinhibition the result of
snonymitiy which csn lesd to criticsl snd sgressive commente
what does the sexual selection theory suggesf
that traits rhat increase reporoducitve success eg strnwgth, height confer an evolutionary advantage and therefore induviduoas with these traists more likely to surive and pass on the genes responsible
inter sexual selection
when members of one sex (females usually) choose mates of the other sex with soecfic traits to reporoduce. its usually females who choose as females often invest more into thwir offsprimg makinf rhem more selective
intra sexual slectiom
when members of same sex ( typically malex ) compete with esch other to attract members of the opposite sex. this could be disaplys of physcial power. in most animals including humans males compete due to low investment costs and a lack of parentsl certwinity
research evidejce
male and female student researchers asked other students either will you go out with me tonight? Will you go to my house or will you have sex with me? 50% of the same gender agreed to a date 75% of males agreed to sex where has 0% of females agreed to sex Vista supports a concept of intra and inter sexual selection. in the males will attempt to Sleep with as many women as possible, whereas females are more selective
limitatiom of sexual selection
assumes homosexuality has no evolutionary benefit. if this was the case it should reudce the frequmecy of homeowosexual relwtionsuops. however, resesrch has shown that homeosexuality has risen in the last few years suggesting the theory is ignorijg importsnt psychological infleumces
limitwtion of sexual slection
subject to alpha bias as it may exxaegeate differences smiunget strwigteies of males snd females, based on evolutionwry roles, which couod reifnrice stertyoixal geneder roles such as that women sre biologically program,ed to be more nurpturing.
what do females look for
qualities thwt will help raise a child to adulthood
what do males look for
qualities of fertility