HRLO: Part Two: Research Studies Flashcards
Sweaty T-shirt Study
LO#7 - Weedekind, 1995
Jealousy Study
LO#7 - Buss, 1996
Serotonin Study of Lovers
LO#7 - Marazziti, 1999
Attraction Similarity Study
LO#7 - Dijkstra and Barelds, 2010
Compatibility Study
LO#7 - Markey and Markey, 2007
Self Esteem Study
LO#7 - Kiesler and Baral, 1970
Cross-Cultural Relationships Study
LO#7, LO#9 - Buss, 1994
Sweaty T-shirt Study Description
When mates have dissimilar genes their offspring have better immune systems and women prefer the odor of men with dissimilar genes
Jealousy Study Description
During menstruation women are more sexually jealous and during ovulation they are more emotionally jealous
Serotonin Study of Lovers Description and Vasopressin
Serotonin is lower in lovers
and vasopressin prairie vole study - when suppressed male devotion to female disappears
Attraction Similarity Study Description
People perceive their partner from their current perspective
Compatibility Study Description
People look for mates who are similar to them but a follow showed that complimentary traits are a better indicator of romantic harmony
Self Esteem Study Description
After a fake IQ test, the higher scoring men flirted with a woman, showing that perception of the self influences attraction
Cross-Cultural Study Description
Women ranked finances as important. Us ranked love as 1st. South Africa ranked emotional stability as 1st.
Married Couple Study
LO#8 - Bradbury and Fincham, 1992
Relationship Attribution Study
LO#8 - Bradubury and Fincham, 1993
Married Couple Study Description
Wives who made dispositional attributions in negative situations behaved more negatively towards their husbands
Relationship Attribution Study Description
Attributions made at the beginning of a year long study predicted marital satisfaction at the end of the study
Arranged versus Love Marriage Study
LO#9 - Gupta and Singh, 1992
Arranged versus Love Marriage Study Description
Couples in India who married for love reported diminished levels of love while those in arranged marriages reported increased levels of love
Equity Theory Study
LO#10 - Hatfield, 1979
Study of Couples and Well-being
LO#10 - Flora and Segrin, 2003
Equity Theory Study Description
Those who felt under benefited in a relationship were quicker to have extramarital sex after marriage. Those who felt equal believed they would still be together in 5 years
Study of Couples and Well-Being Description
Common interests was the most important factor for still dating couples, while breakups most often occurred because of the woman’s negative feelings