Factors Eff Attraction SELF DISCLOSURE

Question 1

Intro

Answer 1

-revealing personal info about urself
-share likes nd dislike interest nd attitude
-allow to understand partner better

Question 2

Social penetration theory

Answer 2

Taylor - concept how rele develops

• process revealing urself, inner self feeling nd deep secrets

-one partner discloses personal they are signalling trust in p

-for partnerto disclose more other patner must also reveal sensitive info = reciprocal exchange

-each inc disclose more + reciprocate they gain deeper understanding of one another romantic rele deepens which inc attraction

Question 3

Breadth nd depth disclosure

Answer 3

As b nd d Inc couple become more committed each other

Beginning- reveal low risk info that could be revealed to anyone
E.g abohr fam or friends

Too much deep info revealed too early in rom rele = threaten rele

Committed rele = ppl disclose high risk info
E.g painful mem secrets

Question 4

AO3 strength

Answer 4

Hendrick

Studied haterosexual couple

Found = strong rele between several measures of satisfaction nd self-disclosure. M+W who used self-disclosure nd partner did where more satisfied + committed to rele

Inc validity

Question 5

Limitation

Answer 5

Research is correlational

Sugg cause nd effect cannot be established between self disclosure he levels of attraction

E.g maybe the more satisfied the partner are the more they disclose or another intervening fact impacting how suc rele is
E.g amount of time spend together

Limiting supp nd internal val