Attraction: Filter theory

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Who developed the filter threory?
Kerchkoff and Davis (1962)
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What does the filter theory suggest?
Individuals choose romantic partners by using a series of filters that narrows down the 'field of availables' from which they make their choice.
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which filter is most important?
different filters are prominent at different stages of partner selection
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Which filter is most prominent during the earlier stages of the courtship?
Demographic similarities (religion, class, location etc...)
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Which filter is most prominent in a more developed courtship relationship?
Underlying beliefs and attitudes are the biggest decider as to whether the relationship moves forward.
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What is the final filter?
To what extent are the partners compatible, for example whether their character traits are compatible.
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What is meant by Social Demography?
Social demography refers to variables such as age, social background and location which determine the likely hood of individuals meeting in the first place.
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What does social demography mean for relationships?
it limits the range of people an individual is exposed to and realistically form relationships with. This means that individuals are more likely to form relationships with people who have the same ethnicity, education, location and social class.
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How does social demography link to the first filter?
Individuals are more likely to be attracted to people who have more in common with us. Thus social demography means the first filter has more to do with social rather than individual characteristics.
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What did Kerchkoff and Davis (1962) identify as biggest predictor of relationships stability?
Similarity in attitudes values and beliefs which makes communication easier.
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How do relationships progress through the second filter?
Couples disclose to each other and weigh up whether to continue or terminate the relationship. individuals who differ significantly in attitude are filtered out from the list of long tern partners.
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What is the final filter?
Complimentary of needs
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Why do people with different needs like each other?
both can provide mutual satisfaction for each others specific needs. (eg. the need to be caring and the need to be cared for)
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Why might a young women without economic resources be attracted top older men with financial prospects?
the complimentary aso suggests that the men may be good providers.
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in a review of 25 marriages in the US what did Winch (1958) conclude?
social needs such as (dominance and deference) should be complimentary rather than similar for the marriages to be successful.
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what was first part of Kerchkhoff and Davis's (1961) procedure
94 couples at Duke University completed 2 questionnaires. first they took the Index of Core Values consensus test (testing similarity of attitudes) and the FIBRO-B (testing complementary).
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what was second part of Kerchkhoff and Davis's (1961) procedure
seven months later the couples were asked how close they felt to their partner compared to the start of the study. The researchers believed this would indicate movement towards permanent relationship
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