Relationships

Question 1

What is Natural selection?

Answer 1

The Ability to survive in a particular enviroment

Question 2

What is Sexual Selection?

Answer 2

Ability to attract or find a mate and reproduce successfully

Question 3

What was Singh (1993)s method?

Answer 3

Gather data from previous 50 years to examine waist to hip ratio of beauty contests and playboy centre folds

Question 4

What was the results of Singh (1993)

Answer 4

Small waist set against full hips was a consistent feature of female attractiveness, But overall body weight/physique varied over the years, larger hips and smaller waist is associated with better health status and optimum fertility.

Question 5

What was Waynforth and Dunbar (1995)s method?

Answer 5

Studied lonely hearts advertisements in American newspapers

Question 6

What was Waynforth and Dunbar (1995)s Results?

Answer 6

Women offered physical attractiveness whereas men offered resources

Question 7

Self Disclosure

Answer 7

Revealing personal info about yourself

Question 8

What does Para mean?

Answer 8

Resembling

Question 9

What are Parasocial relationships missing?

Answer 9

Parasocial relationships are one sided, where one individual knows a great deal about another person whilst that person doesn’t know they exist

Question 10

What is INTER sexual selection?

Answer 10

Preferred strategy of female- Quality over quantity

Selects a genetically fit partner who is willing to provide resources

The preference of one sex for members of the opposite sex who possess certain qualities

Question 11

What’s INTRA-sexual selection?

Answer 11

Preferred strategy of the male- Quantity over quality

Competition between males to mate with female

Winner mates and passes their genes

Question 12

Define Self-disclosure

Answer 12

Revealing personal info about yourself
Eg: likes and dislikes, hopes and fears, etc

Question 13

What’s Social Penetration theory?

Answer 13

A theory proposed by Altman + Taylor (1973)

Gradual process of revealing yourself to someone

It’s reciprocal

Partner reveals personal information to display trust which deepens the relationship

Question 14

Explain Breadth and Depth

Answer 14

Breadth is superficial or “low risk” information you’d also tell friends, co-workers, etc

Depth is revealing your true self being prepared to reveal sensitive “high risk” information Eg: secrets, painful memories, powerful feelings

Question 15

What is the Halo effect?

Answer 15

Dion et al (1972) found that physically attractive people are constantly rated as kind, strong, sociable and successful in comparison to unattractive people

The belief that attractive people have these positive characteristics makes us even more attached to them (Halo Effect)

Question 16

What did Shackelford and Larsen (1997) find about physical attractiveness?

Answer 16

People with symmetrical faces are rated as more attractive. This is because it may be an honest signal of genetic fitness

Question 17

What is the matching hypothesis?

Answer 17

When someone desires the most attractive person but choose romantic partners who are roughly of similar physical attractiveness to themselves

Question 18

What’s the comparison level?

Answer 18

The amount of reward you believe you deserve to get

Question 19

What’s equity in terms of relationships?

Answer 19

Fairness

Question 20

Name the 5 maintenance mechanisms

Answer 20

Accommodation
Willingness to sacrifice
Forgiveness
Positive illusions
Ridiculing alternatives

Question 21

What’s accommodation?

Answer 21

Acting in a way that promotes relationships, rather than keeping a tally of costs and rewards

Question 22

What’s willingness to sacrifice?

Answer 22

Putting partners interests first

Question 23

What’s forgiveness?

Answer 23

Willingness to forgive partners mistakes both minor and serious

Question 24

What’s positive illusions?

Answer 24

Being unrealistically positive about partners qualities

Question 25

What’s ridiculing alternatives

Answer 25

Minimising the advantages of potential alternatives and viewing them in a negative light