Lesson 7 - Rusbult's investment theory

Question 1

what is the investment model an extension of

Answer 1

social exchange theory

Question 2

what is commitment dependant on

Answer 2

satisfaction, comparison with alternatives, investments

Question 3

what is satisfaction determined by

Answer 3

available alternatives, better alternatives = less satisfaction

Question 4

what does investment act as

Answer 4

a deterrent to leaving a relationship

Question 5

intrinsic investment

Answer 5

what you put INTO a relationship eg time , effort

Question 6

extrinsic investment

Answer 6

resources arising from the relationship eg kids , mutual friends

Question 7

+eval of investment theory

Answer 7

+ students from taiwan and netherlands found that high commitment = high satisfaction, low quality of alt + high investment
+ explains infidelity and why ppl stay in abusive rs
+applies to many diff scenarios

Question 8

-eval of investment theory

Answer 8

-difficult to measure factors of commitment, satisfaction, investment and quality of alt- research on this was flawed bcs of social desirability bias
-doesnt take into acc gender diff