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Evolutionary theory

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Everyone tries to find a suitable partner for offspring. Men and women look for specific characteristics. Sexual selection

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Intra sexual selection

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Males compete for access to the other sex

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Inter- sexual selection (female choose men)

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One sex chooses from a group of prospective mates according to attractiveness

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Male strategies

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Courtship rituals, size, sperm competition, mate guarding, sneak copulation

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Female strategies

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Handicap hypothesis, sexy sons hypothesis, courtship

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Courtship rituals

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Males showing off their genetics and physiques

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CADS (variation in male strategies)

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Low investment males seeking to maximise mating opportunities

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DADS (variation in male strategies)

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High investment males comitted to one partner

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What physical attractiveness do men look for

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younger women signal fertility and health

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what physical attractiveness do women look for

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older men and bigger resources who can provide for the family

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Buss

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Found that men preferred younger physically attractive females in 37 different cultures, while females prefer ambitious and older men with more resources

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What does Symmetry mean for men and women

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More symmetry signals higher fertility for women and more attractiveness for men

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evaluations of sexual selection

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It doesn’t explain homosexual, bisexual or asexual relation ships or long- distance.

Hasn’t updated with society as women are less dependent on men now

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Self - disclosure as factor for attraction

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Revealing of personal info about oneself. creates sense of trust

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4 stages of self disclosure

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  1. Disclosure of info
  2. Partner thinks we like them if reavealing personal info
  3. Partner reveals their own personal info
  4. We disclose further info
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Altman and Taylor

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Belived relationships are strengthened by appropriate level of self disclosure

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Physical attractiveness

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More important to men as women like emotional security. Men look for fertility and youth in women.

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Halo effect

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People who are more attractive benefit from favourable perceptions from society

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The matching hypothesis Walster et al as a factor affecting attraction

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Theory that people seek partners of similar physical attractivness to themselves because they believe their is less chance of rejection than if they go for someone who is deemed more attractive than them.

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Filter theory as a factor affecting attraction

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We dont have full access to all partners as society filters them down

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Similarity of social demographic variables

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Individuals with similar social demographics to us, such as where we live or work.

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Similarity in attitudes

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More likely to meet people with similar attitudes and beliefs. e.g. protest march

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Complementarity

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How much the individual meets their partner needs especially emotionally ones

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Taylor et al (Filter theory)

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Taylor et al found 85% of Americans who got married in 2008 where married to someone of their own ethnicities, evidencing social demographics importance

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Social exchange theory
Long term rships involve partners giving and receiving items of value if this stops happening rship will fail. Based on benefits and costs we receive from our partner
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Costs vs benefits
If costs start to outweigh the benefits rship is likely to fall and break down.
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Social exchange theory fo cus on profit
The bigger the gap between costs and benefits the more profitable a relationship
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Assessment of benefits
1. The comparison level 2. The comparison level for alternative relationships
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Thibaut and kelleys Social exchange theory 4 stages
1. Sampling - rewards and costs assessed 2. Bargaining - Rships benefits and costs identified 3. Commitment - Rewards/costs become predictable 4. Institutionalisation - Interactions r predictable couple settles down
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Equity theory
Modified SET. Based around idea of fairness in relationships. If suffering from inequity rships become dissatisfied
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Walsters 4 equity principles
1. Profits - rewards maximised costs minimised 2. Distribution - Trade- offs and comensations negotiated 3. Dissatisfaction - Greater degree of unfairness greater dissatisfaction 4. Realignment - If restoring equity possible attempts will be made
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Yum et al
Researched cultural differences in 6 dufferent cultures found equitable couples did most maintenance strategies suggesting a lot of effort needed to keep rship equitable
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Rusbults investment model of commitment
Builds upon previous theories builds importance of investment
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Rusbults three factors of commitment
1. Satisfaction level - degree of needs met 2. Comparison with alternatives - does rship stand up to alternatives 3. Investment size - How much resources rship has
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Variables influencing commitment
1. Equity - degree of fairness 2. Social support - degree of what ppl think of rship
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Intrinsic investments
Things we put into a rship, eg time effort money
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Extrinsic investments
Things that come out of rship, eg children, shared memories
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Rusbults 5 maintenance mechanisms
1. Accomodation 2. Willingness to sacrifice 3. Forgiveness 4. Positive illusions 5. Ridiculing alternatives
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Rship breakdown Duck 3 reasons
1. Pre - existing Doom 2. Mechanical failure 3. Sudden death
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Pre - e xisting Doom
Rship doomed from the start
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Mechanical failure
Partners who were compatible slowly grow apart
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Sudden death
Rship suddenly ends due to arguement or cheating
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Relationship breakdown phases
1. Intrapsychic 2. Dyadic 3. Social 4. Grave dressing
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Intrapsychic
One partner privately dissatisfied with rship
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Dyadic
Dissatisfaication discussed with partner if nothing changes next stage
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Social
Breakdown made public to friends and families. Negotiations occur
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Grave dressing
post relationship perception is created. Ex partners rebuild life towards new rship
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Self- discloure in virtual rships
Fear that the secret or intimate detail will pass onto social circles close to individual less likely to happen in virtual
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Deindividuation in virtual rships
Loss of self awareness in groups. Behaviour changes behind a screen
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Effects of absence of gating on virtual rships
Gating - things that block people off further on their date meaning these wont be spotted leading to absense of gating on virtual rships
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Reduced cues theory
Sproull and Kiesler 1986 suggested online rships are less open and honest than face to face As irl we rely on subtle cues, such as facial expressions which are absent in virtual communications.
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Walther's Hyperpersonal Model
Walther 1996 proposed that self disclose happens earlier than face to face rships Meaning they become more intense quickly and more intimate and meaningful
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Turner parasocial relationships
Found that parasocial rships tend to form with people who have similar attitudes with the individual. Suggesting many parasocial rships act like normal friendships just one-sided
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Levels of parasocial rships
Giles and maltby 2006 Celebrity attitude scale
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Entertainment- social subscale
measures items like the discussion of media personalities with freinds
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INTENSE personal subscale
Measures strengths of feelings and levels of obsessions about media personalities
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Borderline pathological subscale
Measures levels of uncontrollable feelings and behaviour about media personalities
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Absorption addiction model
Absorption - dissatisfied with thier lives so follow celebrites Addiction - These are extreme cases where parasocial rships become addictive
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Attachment theory explanation
Suggested individuals attachment type has distinct effect on parasocial rships . Those with insecure resistant attachment type are likely to enter parasocial rship
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Sperm for men
- Men can produce 100mil sperm in a single ejaculation and this can be repeated multiple times a day. - This means ejaculation does not cost men too much in terms of material. - For a man to increase his chances of reproductive success he is physically able to have sex with multiple partners
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Eggs for women
- Woman produce one egg a month and there are particular times in the month long cycle where a women is more fertile - This represents quite an investment in reproduction and shows their reproductive material is much more rare. - Women only have roughly 300 eggs over the course of their reproductive lifetime of 25 years, suggesting they must be more selective in their choice of partners
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4 factors why Self disclosure may not be effective
Appropriateness of disclosure Attributions for disclosure Gender differences Content of disclosure
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Appropriateness of disclosure
- must be appropriate times of disclosure, e.g. not something really big on a first date
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Attributions for disclosure
- If we believe the individual discloses info to everyone it will not feel special
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Gender differences
Women are regarded as more interested in personal info, so are more likely to be attracted to men who self disclose
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Content of disclosure
Must be a balance of disclosure. As if too personal could make the individual feel uncomfortable
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evaluation of self disclosures as factors affecting attraction
- not identified how self disclosures in friendships differ from self disclosures in romantic relationships - It is unlikely self disclosures are the main cause for attraction and only a partial cause paired with attraction for example - The personality type also matters as someone more introverted and private may not like self disclosures
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Gunnel and ceci (Matching hypothesis) Rule of 22
Found that less attractive individuals were 22% more likely to be convincted in court
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Walster and Walster (Matching hypothesis)
Paired students randomly for a dance and told them they were paired as ideal partners. Couples who were of similar attractiveness tended to rate their partners higher supporting the matching hypothesis
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Evaluations of physical attractiveness as a factor affecting relationships
- Arranged marriages are not based on attractiveness, other cultures need to be taken into account - other factors such as wealth and domestic skills can play a big role in attraction
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Evaluations of filter theory
- research support from Taylor et al - doesn't take into account age as a factor as we tend to socialise with those of similar ages to us. - Can be regarded as outdated, as apps like tinder and bumble allow for us to move outside our social demographics.
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Sneak copulation
Being unfaithful
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Mate guarding
Keeping a close eye on partners to prevent them from being unfaithful
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Courtship for women
Dating is important for women to establish a mans worth to produce offspring
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Men can enhance their fitness by investing in his children or maximising number of mates
Through CADS and FADS, however they cannot do both
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Men can enhance their fitness by investing in their children or maximising number of mates
Through CADS and FADS, however they cannot do both
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Facial symmetry
Faces that are more symmetrical are deemed to be more attractive as they show a healthy set of genetics.
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Cartwright
Found that women with more symmetrical breasts had higher fertility levels than those with asymmetrical breasts. Suggesting symmetry plays a role in level of fertility.
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Evaluations of relationship breakdown
- Has face validity as most people who have had relationships can relate to at least one phase in the model. - Can apply to friendships as well as relationships suggesting practical applications - Cant be generalised to all relationships as it is unlikely that all relationships follow these 4 stages. lacking universality.

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