Relationship Development

Question 1

filter theory

Answer 1

field of eligibles
social attributes
-demographic characteristics
value consensus
-similarity of our values
need complementarity
-what our own need is and does the person have the characteristic that can fulfill those needs

Question 2

stimulus-value role theory: stimulus stage

Answer 2

attraction
evaluate self and person’s external attributes and behaviors
-field of eligibles
-propinquity,
attraction

Question 3

stimulus-value role theory: value stage

Answer 3

compatibility
evaluate compatibility, values, and attributes
-homogamy
-compatibility

Question 4

stimulus-value role theory: role stage

Answer 4

trial and decision
evaluate ability to play roles
-trial
-decisions
-marriage (not all relationships end here)
ex: spouse or parent

Question 5

wheel theory of love: rapport

Answer 5

getting to know you
finding similarities

Question 6

wheel theory of love: self revelation

Answer 6

hopes
fears
dreams

Question 7

wheel theory of love: mutual dependency

Answer 7

couple status
fulfill one another’s needs
become each other’s go-to person

Question 8

wheel theory of love: intimacy and fulfillment

Answer 8

mutual decision making
deep needs are met like love
circles back around to rapport

Question 9

critiques of the stage modle

Answer 9

no agreed number of stages

not all couples go through the same stages in the same order

couples differ on the rate of moving through the stages

people are in a relationship with people who are different from them

Question 10

process models: social penetration theory -self disclosure

Answer 10

reciprocal exchange of self relevant information

Question 11

process models: social penetration theory-depth

Answer 11

how intimate, detailed, and personal are the disclosures

Question 12

process models: social penetration theory-breadth

Answer 12

dimensions about which information is shared
as depth and breadth increase the relationship develops

Question 13

process models: intimacy theory

Answer 13

how responsive each partner is to the others self disclosure
attentive supportive responses leave one feeling validated and accepted

Question 14

process models: social change theory pt 2

Answer 14

relationships are dynamic so they change and fluctuate over time and there is is a evaluations of rewards and costs

Question 15

process models: social exchange theory

Answer 15

evaluations influence relationship development
equity is the key to happiness

maximize rewards and minimize cost of the relationship

what is valuable to one person may be costly to another person

each person has their own perception of rewards and cost

Question 16

process models: social exchange theory–equity

Answer 16

actual: changing own contribution or benefits
physiological: change perceptions of value, rewards and costs
if one person over or under benefits then the person can experience distress and seek to restore equality