Formation of Relationships AQA A2
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- Created on: 23-11-14 14:10
RELATIONSHIPS
Formation of relationships
A01 -
· Reward/Need/Satisfaction - Byrne and Clore 1970:
o Attracted to people we find most satisfying to be with - most stimuli in life is either viewed as rewarding or punishing
o Rewarding stimuli produces positive feelings in us and punishing stimuli produce negative feelings
o People are often viewed as stimuli, according to operant conditioning we are likely to repeat behaviours that make us happy and avoid behaviours that lead to an undesirable outcome
o Therefore we enter into relationships because the presence of an individual make us happy and therefore the person is more attractive
o We also like people that are associated with positive events such as a party or holiday where we are most happy
o We are much more inclined to liking someone if we meet them when in a positive mood
o So previously neutral stimulus can be positively valued as we associate them with a positive event (Classical conditioning)
o Balance of positive and negative feelings are crucial in a relationship with the positive outweighing the negative
A02-
Evidence for the importance of reward- Griffit and Guay 1969
Participants were asked to participate in a creative task and evaluated by an experimenter. They were then asked to rate how much they liked the experimenter - ratings were highest when the participants were given positive feedback.
Physiological support - Aron et al 2005
Participants who measured high on a love quiz also showed strong areas of activity in the…
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