Matching Hypothesis Flashcards

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Who came up with the matching hypothesis?

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Walster et al

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When did Walster et al come up with the matching hypothesis?

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1966

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What does the matching hypothesis state?

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that people tend to choose partners who are as attractive as themselves

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What is the name of the study Walster et al (1966) does?

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The Computer Dance Study

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Walster et al (1966) - The Computer Dance Study: Method - advertising

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the “computer dance” was advertised for new university students and tickets were sold to 376 men and 376 women.

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Walster et al (1966) - The Computer Dance Study: Method - attractiveness

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the people selling the tickets would secretly rate the person on their looks

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Walster et al (1966) - The Computer Dance Study: Method - partnering

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the participants were told a computer was going to match them on shared interests when in reality it was completely random

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Walster et al (1966) - The Computer Dance Study: Method - Hight

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No men were partnered with women taller then them

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Walster et al (1966) - The Computer Dance Study: Method - collecting data

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Participants were contacted four to six months later to find out if they’d tried to go on any further dates with their dance date

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Walster et al (1966) - The Computer Dance Study: Results - Similarly attractive

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participants paired with similarly attractive partners were not significantly more liked by their dates than those paired with a partner who had a different rating

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Walster et al (1966) - The Computer Dance Study: Results - More Attractive

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participants who were rated as more attractive were more liked by their date

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Walster et al (1966) - The Computer Dance Study: Results - Further Dates

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more attractive participants were also more frequently asked out on further dates then less attractive participants

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Walster et al (1966) - The Computer Dance Study: Results - no correlation

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there was no correlation between similarity in attractiveness in a pair

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Walster et al (1966) - The Computer Dance Study: Conclusions

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the matching hypothesis was not supported - the results showed that people prefer attractive partners, regardless of their own attractiveness

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Walster et al (1966) - The Computer Dance Study: Evaluation - Usual Dating

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it was different from usual dating - the participants didn’t choose one another and they didn’t have to ask each other on a date

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Walster et al (1966) - The Computer Dance Study: Evaluation - Ecological Validity

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the study has low ecological validity because the partners didn’t choose each other or ask someone out meaning they can’t be applied to real life

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Walster et al (1966) - The Computer Dance Study: Evaluation - Reliability

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the way the participants were judged on their looks can’t be classed as reliable

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Walster et al (1966) - The Computer Dance Study: Strengths - Murstein (1972) - Method

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asked 99 real couples and 98 fake couples to rate themselves. an independent judge also judged them

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Walster et al (1966) - The Computer Dance Study: Strengths - Murstein (1972) - Results

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people in relationships had a positive correlation between their attractiveness

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Walster et al (1966) - The Computer Dance Study: Weakness - Walster et al (1966)

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the results of Walster et al study didn’t support the matching hypothesis