BEHAVIOURIST EXPLANATION OF RELATIONSHIP FORMATION Flashcards
Explain operant condition in relationship formation?
When we form a new relationship with someone this may be rewarding in many ways. For example:Companionship Love Financial support Gifts Emotional Support Safety
When is an example of negative reinforcement in relationships?
help avoid feeling lonely.We may also feel punished by not being in a relationship e.g. receiving nasty comments from others, excluded from events where couples are invited. This will result in us wanting to decrease this type of behaviour and therefore make us more likely to wat to form a relationship with someone.
What does the reward/need theory suggest?
We are more likely to form long-term relationships with people who meet our needs and people who reward us in some way.
What did Psychologists Foa and Foa recognise?
Identified six types of rewards that relationships serve including practical and emotional rewards. Practical rewards include things like money, present and help. Emotional rewards include status and feeling loved and wanted. Relationships also provide rewards in the form of shred activities and time spent together.
How is classical conditioning used in the formation of relationships?
We also tend to form relationships with people who we associate with a pleasant experience. For example if we meet someone when we are in a happy mood (positive mood) we are much more inclined to like them than if we meet someone when we are feeling miserable (negative mood).
