A2 Relationships

Unconditioned Stimuli in Griffit and Guay experiment

What is not a part of the 3 behavioural systems?

SET states that all social behaviour is a series of 

States individuals choose partners who they perceive are on a similar level of attractiveness.

Equity is...

This is when one sex competes with each other to be chosen

Suggested that childhood friendships are training grounds for important adult relationships

If profit is greater than CL and relationship is worthwhile then a potential partner is deemed

Reward/Need satisfaction explains the ... of relationships?

SET stresses that commitment to a relationship is

Trivers’ theory of parental investment states the partner who invests most in the offspring

How many stages are in Stage theory?

Individuals make realistic choices of who they choose as a partner, in order to

Over-benefitting or under-benefitting in a relationship can cause

Comparison level is used to determine if the outcome of being with another individual is

an established standard against which indiv. judges their relationships

What is based upon Charles Darwin’s theory of natural selection?

Why do human females usually invest more in the offspring?

comparison level is formed from the

Which of these relate to the evolutionary theory?

This is the sum of any rewards minus any costs

Equity theory assumes people strive to achieve

Examples of costs include

Another economic theory is

Evolutionary of breakdown suggests that relationships are traditionally the context in which

Why can females be certain that they are the true parent of their child?

The more socially desirable an individual is

In individualistic cultures what is there not great emphasis on?

Examples of rewards in SET include 

Thibaut and Kelley proposed the 

R/N is based on 

If individuals perceive inequity then they are motivated to

Claimed romantic love is an integration of 3 behavioural systems obtained in infancy

In collectivist cultures what is there not great emphasis on?

Who proposed the reward/need satisfaction theory?

Equity theory states that behaviour is

Neutral / Conditioned Stimuli (G&G)

Who proposed stage theory?

if the profit is greater than the CL the relationship is judged as

What can influence adult relationships?

States that relationships are formed when indivs. become associated with pleasant stimuli

Unconditioned response (G&G)

SET stands for 

Stage theory suggests that relationship breakdown is 

Era of Evolutionary Adaptation occurred 

Who claimed that individuals are influenced by the chance of their feelings being reciprocated

Genes are thought to have evolved during the

Conditioned Response (G&G)

This is when one sex selects the other for mating

Couples who match are more likely to have