Relationships: TORR - Rusbults investment model

Question 1

Commitment to relationship depends on

Answer 1

satisfaction level
investment size
CLalt

Question 2

What is a satisfying relationship?

Answer 2

partners are getting more out of than they expect, given prev experience and social norms

Question 3

investment

Answer 3

the resources associated with a romantic relationship which partners would lose if relationship ended

Question 4

Satisfaction level

Answer 4

extent to which romantic partners feel there reward s of relationship exceed the costs

Question 5

Comparison with alternatives

Answer 5

judgements partners make concerning whether a relationship w a diff partner would bring more rewards and fewer costs

Question 6

Types of investment

Answer 6

intrinsic

extrinsic

Question 7

Intrinsic investments

Answer 7

any resources brought into relationship, tangible/intangiable items

Question 8

Intrinsic tangible items

Answer 8

money

Question 9

Intrinsic intangible items

Answer 9

self disclosure, energy

Question 10

Extrinsic investments

Answer 10

resources that only exist because of the relationship

e.g children, network of friends

Question 11

Extrinsic tangible items

Answer 11

children, network of friends

Question 12

Extrinsic intangible items

Answer 12

shared memories

Question 13

investment model

Answer 13

Commitment is determining factor as to whether relationship continues or nah, rather than satisfaction alone.
Development of SET

Question 14

indicators that predict person is committed to relationship

Answer 14

high levels of satisfaction ( more rewards, few costs)
alternatives less attractive
size of investment increasing

Question 15

Why does a dissatisfied partner stay in relationship

Answer 15

committed to their partner bc don’t want to waste investment
So, work hard to repair problems in relationship

Question 16

Relationship maintenance mechanisms

Answer 16

promote relationship maintenance when a partner is dissatisfied, but is dependent on level of commitment

Question 17

Types of relationship maintenance mechanisms

Answer 17

Willingness to sacrifice 
Ridiculing alternatives
Accommodation 
Positive illusions 
Forgiveness

Question 18

Willingness to sacrifice

Answer 18

putting partners interest first

Question 19

Ridiculing alternatives

Answer 19

partner negative about tempting alternatives

Question 20

Accommodation

Answer 20

promoting the relationship

Question 21

Positive illusions

Answer 21

Partner unrealistically positive about partner

Question 22

Forgiveness

Answer 22

forgiving any serious transgressions

Question 23

Enduring partners

Answer 23

dont engage in tit-for-tat retaliation, instead
act in a way to promote relationship (A)
unrealistically positive about their partner (P)
Negative about tempting alternatives (R)

Question 24

A03: Ecological validity

Answer 24

explains abusive relationships

Rusbult and Martz

Question 25

A03: Rusbult and Martz

Answer 25

big investment + fewest attractive alternatives = most likely to stay with abusive partner

Question 26

A03: Goodfriend and Agnew

Answer 26

doesn’t take into account investments partners make into future plans
Could motivate commitment bc want to see future plans become reality