AQA PSYA3 - Relationships

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Griffit and Guay (1969)
Evaluated participants on a creative task. If evaluation was positive, participants felt more positive towards a non-involved bystander.
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May and Hamilton (1980)
Females rated photos of males as more attractive when pleasant rather than unpleasant music was played.
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Dunbar (1995)
Analysed 900 personal advertisements from US newspapers - ~40% of males sought youthfulness, compared to ~20% of females. Opposite percentages found for attractiveness.
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Rusbault (1983)
Found costs and rewards of relationships compared to costs and rewards of alternative relationships.
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Yum et al (2009)
Looked at hetero relationships in 6 different cultures, finding those in perceived equitable relationships engaged in most maintenance strategies, followed by those over-benefitting.
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Dainton (2003)
Studied 219 individuals in romantic relationships, finding those with perceived inequity had low relationship satisfaction and were motivated to return to an equitable state.
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Tashiro and Frazier (2003)
Surveyed undergraduates who had recently broken up with their romantic partner - typically reported emotional distress and personal growth.
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Lee (1984)
Led to creation of breakdown model - surveyed 112 break-ups of non-marital romantic relationships. Found those with less intimate relationships ignored other stages, and exposure/negotiation stages most emotionally exhausting.
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Cartwright (2000)
Found women with symmetrical breasts are more fertile than asymmetrically breasted women.
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Buss (1989)
Tested participants from 37 cultures - found males prefer young, physically attractive women, while females prefer resource-rich, ambitious, industrious males.
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Gross and Shine (1981)
86% of internal fertilisation care is carried out by females, compared to only 30% of external fertilisation care.
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Daly and Wilson (1988)
Pointed out that children under age of 2 are 60 times more likely to be killed by a step-parent than by natural parents.
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Levine et al (1995)
Looked at love as basis of marriage in 11 countries. Found only 14% of US respondents would marry someone they didn't love, compared to 24% in India and 34% in Thailand.
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Gupta and Singh (1952)
Looked at arranged and non-arranged marriages in India - found initially love was high in non-arranged marriages and declined after a few years. Opposite true of arranged marriages.
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Kirkpatrick and Davis (1994)
Followed sample of over 300 dating couples for 3 years - secure males and females were most likely to have stable and satisfying relationship.
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Berenson and Andersen (2006)
Found adult women who had been abused in childhood later displayed negative reactions towards other people that reminded them of their abuser (e.g. expectations of rejection).
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Madsen (2001)
Tested effects of dating behaviour in adolescents on their relationships as young adults - moderate/low dating frequency led to high quality relationships and vice versa.
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Bagwell et al (1996)
Found poor-quality friendships linked with low self-esteem and vice versa; self-esteem important in establishing successful romantic relationships.
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Females rated photos of males as more attractive when pleasant rather than unpleasant music was played.

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May and Hamilton (1980)

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Analysed 900 personal advertisements from US newspapers - ~40% of males sought youthfulness, compared to ~20% of females. Opposite percentages found for attractiveness.

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Found costs and rewards of relationships compared to costs and rewards of alternative relationships.

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Looked at hetero relationships in 6 different cultures, finding those in perceived equitable relationships engaged in most maintenance strategies, followed by those over-benefitting.

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