Relationships

Flashcards for relationships topic - key words / case studies. (Doesn't include cultural influences).

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Lehr and Geher
24 Male, 32 Female participants. Found similar people were liked more after seeing descriptions of strangers. BUT - lab study so lacks mundane realism.
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Byrne, Clore and Smeaton
Similarity theory of relationship formation. 2 stages - initial sort for dissimilarity then filter of rest to select partner.
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Byrne and Clore
Reward/Need satisfaction theory. We are attracted to people we find satisfying or gratifying to be with
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Berscheid and Walster
We are attracted to people with similar levels of attractiveness to ourselves.
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Lott
Culture Bias. In many cultures, women are more focused on the needs of others rather than themselves.
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Griffitt and Guay
Partcipants judged in creative task then asked to rate experimenter. Participants rated experimenter higher after a positive evaluation.
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Cate et al.
High activity in brain's reward system in early stages of intense love.
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Rosenbaum
Dissimilarity is important in determining if a relationship will develop.
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Thibault and Kelly
Social Exchange Theory.
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Walster et al
Equity Theory.
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Simpson et al.
Asked people to rate strangers in terms of attractiveness. Lower ratings from those already in a relationship.
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Clark and Mills.
Communal relationship = friends/lovers and is not economic. Exchange relationship = colleagues/boss and is economic.
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Ragsdale and Brandeau-Brown
Equity theory is insufficient and not realistic.
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DeMaris
Women's sense of under-benefit is the only index of inequity.
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Rollie and Duck
6 stage model of relationship breakdown. 1. Dissimilarity, 2. Intrapsychic process, 3. Dyadic process, 4. Social phase, 5. Grave dressing, 6. Resurrection
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Jashiro and Frazier
Survey of recently split-up undergraduates. They reported emotional distress but personal growth and new insights into themselves.
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Buss
10,000 people in 37 cultures. Looking at sex differences in long term mate preference.
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Miller et al
Lap dancers in the most fertile stage of menstruation received twice as many tips.
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Geher et al.
Males show increased ANS arousal (heart rate) when given a scenario about a child who is sick meaning to look after it the man would have to interrupt his daily life. Shows men are biologically less ready to be a parent.
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Buss et al.
Male students more concerned with sexual infidelity and women about emotional infidelity.
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Anderson
Men do not discriminate between investment in biological and step-children.
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Shaver et al.
Romantic love in adulthood is a combination of attachment, caregiving and sexuality systems. These are 3 behavioural systems learned in infancy.
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Bowlby
Later relationships are likely to be a result of early attachment types (secure or insecure) because an infants attachment figure creates the internal working model
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Springer et al
Individuals who experienced physical abuse in childhood are more likely to report increased depression, anxiety and anger.
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Alpert et al
Childhood sexual abuse leads to a damaged ability to trust people and a sense of isolation from others later in life.
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Van der Kolk and Fisher
Individuals who suffered childhood abuse find it harder to form healthy attachments and form disorganized attachments instead.
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Qualter and Munn
The way that a child thinks about itself is determined at least in part by specific childhood experiences
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Nangle et al
Children's friendships are a training ground for important adult relationships.
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Madsen
Moderate to low dating frequency in adolescence predicting higher quality young-adult relationships.
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Richard and Schneider
Girls have more intimate friendships than boys and are more likely to report care and security in their relationships with other girls
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Erwin
Boys relationships tend to be more competitive. Girls are more likely to engage in cooperative and sharing activities.
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Haynie
Romantic involvement increases some forms of deviance in adolescents by up to 35%
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Neemann et al
Romantic involvement in early to middle adolescence was associated with decreases in academic achievement
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Similarity theory of relationship formation. 2 stages - initial sort for dissimilarity then filter of rest to select partner.

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Byrne, Clore and Smeaton

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Reward/Need satisfaction theory. We are attracted to people we find satisfying or gratifying to be with

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We are attracted to people with similar levels of attractiveness to ourselves.

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Culture Bias. In many cultures, women are more focused on the needs of others rather than themselves.

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