formation of relationships

Question 1

what questions is zajonc useful for

Answer 1

• socio cultural approach to relationships
• formation of relationships

Question 2

aim zajonc

Answer 2

The aim of the study was to investigate whether exposure to a certain person caused attraction

Question 3

zajonc procedure

Answer 3

• Lab experiment
• Michigan state university seniors, women
• They were told it was a study about visual memory
• Shown a set of faces for 2 seconds
• Each group was shown the face a different frequency of time (high or low)
• Each time they saw it they were asked to rate it on a 7 point scale: attraction

Question 4

results zajonc

Answer 4

When the participants were shown the photo more frequently, they rated the man n the photo higher than those in the low frequency groups

Question 5

zajonc weaknesses

Answer 5

Weaknesses:
- Ethical considerations, as they were told it was a visual memory test, deception was used
- Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic , weird sample used
- Doesnt accurately represent attraction and how relationships form, likeability not equal; to attraction
- Faulty iv and dv
- Definition of attraction is ambiguous

Question 6

aim
markey and markey

Answer 6

To what extent is similarity a factor in the way in which people chose a partner

Question 7

participants markey and markey

Answer 7

Large sample of self selected undergraduates

In a follow up study:
106 heterosexual couples

Question 8

procedure markey and markey

Answer 8

Large sample of self selected undergraduates
Using a questionnaire it was asked:
Psychological characteristics
Values
Attitudes
- within a romantic partner
- after they were asked to describe themselves

In a follow up study:
106 heterosexual couples of participants selected through advertisements in the local newspaper and within the university
The paarticipants filled out a questionnaire of their own and their partners characteristics

Question 9

results markey and markey

Answer 9

The results showed that the way participants describe themselves is similar of that they would like within a partner

The second studies results showed again that people want a partner similar to themsleves
The second study showed that the more loving and harmonious relationships have romantic partners similar to themselves in some characters but not all:
Eg if one partner is dominant, the other is submissive
Therefore it could be said that total similarity is the wish but not always ideal

Question 10

strentghs markey and markey

Answer 10

It is a large sample therefore enhancing reliability

Question 11

weaknesses markey and markey

Answer 11

It was self report with therefore means there could have been demand characteristics
All participants are young american students therefore results are not generlizable to other relationship types and cultures
Correlational analysis was used therefore it is difficult to establish a cause-and-effect relationship between personality and preference in a romantic partner