formation of romantic relationships
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- Formation of romantic relationships
- reward/need satisfaction theory(byrne and cloe,1970)
- mutual attraction occurs when each partner meets the other persons needs. one person might have the need for financial security whilst the other craves love.
- rewards and punishment- operant conditioning. we enter relationships because the presence of some people is directly associated with reinforcement.
- attraction through association- we like people who we share a pleasant experience with.
- research support- griffit and guay- investigator, pp rate them. facebook- Sheldon. physiological support- aron- strong activity in some parts of the brain.
- how important are rewards? cate et al. mundane realism- lab studies
- similarity (Byrne,Clore and Smeaton, 1986)
- 2 stages in formation- sort potential partners for dissimilarity, then those remaining are likely to be like themselves.
- personality: people are more likely to be attracted to others who have similar personality traits.
- attitudes:research suggests attitude alignment often occurs, with partners modyifying their attitudes so they become more similar.
- A02- similarity or dissimilarity? rosenbaum. limitations- other factors are more important. why is similarity so important?
- 2 stages in formation- sort potential partners for dissimilarity, then those remaining are likely to be like themselves.
- IDA- cultural bias- women focus on the needs of others (lott). an evolutionary explanation- Aron- love at first sight.
- reward/need satisfaction theory(byrne and cloe,1970)
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