Formation
- Created by: Tierney
- Created on: 03-12-12 11:36
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- Formation
- Similarity Theory
- Reward/Need Satisfaction Theory
- - We are attracted to people who provide us with direct reinforcement
- -Rewarding stimli = Happy feelings. -Punishing stimli = Unhappy feelings.
- OPERANT CONDITIONING
- We like people that are associated with pleasant events...
- previously neutral stimlus can become +ive valued due to association with pleasant event and VICE VERSA
- - We are attracted to people who provide us with direct reinforcement
- OPERANT CONDITIONING
- We like people that are associated with pleasant events...
- previously neutral stimlus can become +ive valued due to association with pleasant event and VICE VERSA
- Importance of reward = GRIFFITT & GUAY:- pps were evaluated on a task by an experimenter. -asked to rate how much they liked the experimenter. -+ive feelings if the experimenter was nice.
- Supports as you are trying to get your needs met when they lack somewhere else. for eg comfort or attention
- people who felt 'CONNECTED' in relationship =used facebook for SOCIALBILITY
- EVOLUTIONARY APPROACH:- we've evolved to be happy when we meet someone to speed up mating process and increase offspring.
- HOLLLISTIC VIEW:- research focuses on both bio and evolutionary
- How important are rewards? = CATE ET AL:- asked 337 pps to assess their current relationship in terms of reward and satisfaction. FOUND reward level was superior to all other factors determing relationship satisfaction. --- ONLY EXPLORES THE RECEIVING OF REWARDS & IGNORE THE IDEA OF GOOD DEEDS MAKING YOU HAPPY.
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