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17 Cards in this Set
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what is the first theory on the maintinence of romantic relationships? and who came up with it? |
The social exchange theory by thibaut and kelly 1959 |
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what is the assumption at the centre of this theory? |
that all social behaviour is a series of exchanges ; individual attempts to maximise rewards and minimise loses |
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give 3 examples of rewards and costs |
rewards: being cared for, companionship, sex costs: effort, financial investment, time wasted. |
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how would you determin the relationships outcome? |
rewards - costs = profit or loss |
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what is a comparison level (CL)? |
a standard against which all our relationships are judged. |
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what is our CL a product of? |
our experiences in other relationships and our general views of what we expect from a particular exchange. |
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when will we see the other person as attractive? |
when profit in relationship exceed our CL |
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what is a comparison level for alternatives? |
where a person weighs up a potential increase in rewards from a different partner minus costs of ending current relationship. |
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what has the notion of exchange been used to explain? |
why women stay in abusive relationships. |
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how did rusbult and mart 1995 argue this? |
by saying that when invesments are high and alternatives are low women may still judge relationship as profitable. |
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how can support for comparison level be found? |
by looking at how people in a relationshipdeal with potential alternatives. |
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what did simpson et al 1990 ask participants to do? |
rate members of the oposite in terms of attractiveness |
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what did he find?
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those already in relationships gave lower ratings |
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what does social exchange theory not explain?
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why people leave relationships whilst having no alternative nor how great disparity in CL has to be to become to be unsatisfactory.
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give a limitation of the social exchange theory
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focuses too much on the individuals perspective and ignores social aspects.
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give another limitation of the social exchange theory
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the theory focuses on a selfish nature. It assumes people are only motivated to maintain a relationship out of selfish concerns whereas its possible such principles only apply in individualist cultures.
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what is the second theory for the maintenance of romantic relationships?:
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the equity theory by walster et al 1978
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