People exchange resources with the expectation/hope that they'll earn a ------. (Companionship, being cared for, etc.)
Profit
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Effort, financial investment and time are some of what we consider the ----- of a relationship.
Costs
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Rewards - costs = the ------- (a profit or loss)
Outcome
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Social exchange, as with other '--------' theories of human behaviour, stresses that commitment to a relationship is dependent on the profitability of the outcome.
Economic
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Thibaut and Kelley proposed that we develop a ---------- ----- to judge whether one person offers better/worse than another (a standard which we judge all our relationships against)
Comparison level
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If we judge the potential profit in a new relationship ------- our CL then it'll be judged as worthwhile, and the other person will be seen as attractive.
Exceeds
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If the profit is less than our CL then we'll be ------------ with the relationship and the person is therefore less attractive.
Dissatisfied
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When investments are high (children & financial security) and alternatives are low (nowhere to go) this could still be considered a profit in an abusive relationship and so the woman might stay. Who said this?
Rusbult and Martz
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Participants were asked to rate members of the opposite sex in terms of attractiveness; those participants who were already involved in a relationship gave lower ratings. Who found this?
Simpson et al
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Social exchange theory doesn't explain why some people ----- relationships despite having no alternative.
Leave
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Who criticised this theory for focusing too much on the individual's perspective and ignoring the social aspects of a relationship, like communication?
Duck and Sants
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Social exchange theory can be considered selfish as it implies that people are only motivated to maintain relationships out of selfish concerns. Therefore, it may only apply to ------------- cultures.
Individualist
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IDA - Who suggests that this theory only applies to Western relationships & even then only to short-term relationships among people with high mobility, as when there's little long-term commitment, it makes sense to be concerned with give & take?
Moghaddam
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In successful marriages the ratio of positive to negative exchanges was around 5:1, but in unsuccessful marriages this ratio was lower at around 1:1 or less. Who found this?
Gottman and Levenson
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IDA - A goal of relationship ------- might be to increase the proportion of positive exchanges within a relationship and decrease the proportion of negative exchanges.
Therapy
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IDA - ---------- ----------- ------- ------- (IBCT) helps partners to break the negative patterns of behaviour that causes problems, thus making each other happier (Jacobson et al.).
Integrated Behavioural Couples Therapy
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IDA - 60 distressed couples were treated with IBCT & two thirds reported significant improvements in the quality of their relationships as a result. Who did this?
Christensen et al
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
All social behaviour is a series of ---------.
Back
Exchanges
Card 3
Front
We attempt to maximise our -------.
Back
Card 4
Front
We attempt to minimise our -----.
Back
Card 5
Front
People exchange resources with the expectation/hope that they'll earn a ------. (Companionship, being cared for, etc.)
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