Formation

Question 0

Need satisfaction theory?

Answer 0

People who fulfil our basic 7 human needs
Eg. Emotional (comfort) and biological (sex)
Positive reinforcement - person satisfies needs - form relationship

Question 1

AO1 Behavioural approach:

Reinforcement affect model?

Answer 1

Operant conditioning = people who positively reward us eg. Smiling
Classical conditioning = people who remove aversive stimuli

Positive event - positive feeling - person associated
Conditioned stimulus - conditioned response
Increased affect leads to formation

Question 2

RESEARCH:

Veitch and Griffit (1976)

Answer 2

PPTS put in room with stranger listening to either good or bad news
Asked to rate stranger
(1) bad news = lower rating
(2) good new = higher rating

Question 3

RESEARCH:

Cunningham (1988)

Answer 3

Found men who watched happy movies before interacting with a female confederate acted more postively

Question 4

AO2 IDA:

Theory is reductionist

Answer 4

Too simplistic = behaviour too complex
Doesn’t explain relationships where rewards don’t exist eg. Domestic abuse
Portrays us as selfish = motivated by rewards and excludes freewill

Question 5

RESEARCH:

Griffit and Guy (1970)

Answer 5

PPTS evaluated by a researcher on a creative task

Positively evaluated = rated researcher as more attractive

Question 6

AO2 Research into formation of relationships

What are strengths and weaknesses of the research?

Answer 6

Generates trustable hypothesis
Controlled experiment = causality 
Lacks mundane realism
Research not true to life
Explanation more appropriate for individualistic societies

Question 7

AO1 proximity

Answer 7

Affiliation = need to be with others
Form relationships with people psychically close with us

Exposure and familiarity = proximity increases interaction - familiarity
Form relationships with familiar people and find them rewarding

Similarity = people who think like us - feel more confident - boosts self esteem

Reciprocal liking = if someone likes us back - boosts self esteem

Psychical attractiveness = Dion “halo effect”
Attractive people - more positive characteristics eg. Status, respect

Question 8

RESEARCH:

Mooreland and Beach (1992)

Answer 8

More times you see someone = more positively you evaluate them
Familiarity = makes you feel safer and happier

Question 9

RESEARCH:

Clifford and Walster (1973)

Answer 9

Teachers judge attractive students as more intelligent

Question 10

RESEARCH:

Festinger (1950)

Answer 10

Found people who live closer are more likely to be friends
41% = friends with next door neighbours
22% = friends with neighbours two doors away
10% = friends with people at the opposite end of the hallway