relationships Flashcards

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describe schutzwohl and kochs study and their findings

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100 male and female german students were given 4 scenarios with 2 responses
Participants were asked to vividly imagine the scenario with their previous/current partner
Both sexes reported jealousy
More men than women chose sexual infidelity
Men who were more sexually jealous use less decision making
Instinctive response plays a role

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who will typically have more kids? men or women?

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Men

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what is intrasexual selection?

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members of one sex have to compete with other members of their sex in order to gain mates and reproduce

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what is intersexual selection?

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members of one sex evolve with preferences for particular characteristics in the opposite sex, because these characteristics will increase the chance of passing on genes.

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what is the evolutionary take on what a man looks for in a woman?

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youth, fertility, health

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what is the evolutionary take on what a woman looks for in a man?

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resources and protection

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High levels of pheromones may also make people more sexually attractive to others and therefore encourage more attention and social engagement. true or false?

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True

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what is interpersonal attraction?

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Interpersonal attraction is traditionally defined in social psychology as a positive attitude or evaluation regarding a particular person

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what 3 factors cause attraction?

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behavioral (tendency to approach the person), cognitive (positive beliefs about the person), and affective (positive feelings for the person)

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what is the triangular theory of love?

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The triangular theory of love explains the topic of love in an interpersonal relationship. Psychologist Robert Sternberg’s theory describes types of love based on three different scales: intimacy, passion, and commitment.

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what is task attraction

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attraction to someone based on their abilities

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what is physical attraction

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attraction based on physical appearance

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what are the 3 types of breakup according to duck?

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  1. Pre-existing doom - incompatibility
  2. Mechanical failure - growing apart
  3. Sudden death - infidelity, traumatic incident
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what are the reasons for incompatibility

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Personal factors
Lack of skills
Lack of motivations
Precipitating factors

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who said “the individual who experiences initial dissatisfaction experiences resentment and withdrawal”

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Hatfield

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what are the 5 stages of ducks model?

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  1. Intrapsychic - focus on partners behaviour
  2. Dyadic - confrontation or avoidance
  3. Social - negotiate post dissolution
  4. Grave dressing - getting over it activities
  5. Resurrection - reconfiguration of oneself
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what are the sociological explanations for relationships

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Men and women have different selection pressures
Natural selection has led to the rise of sexual dimorphism
Anisogamy means that sexual selection has become more important in females
Natural selection favours female behaviours

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what physical features do men look for?

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waist to hip ratio, too small is unatractive

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what physical features do women look for?

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waist to shoulder ratio. broader = better

20
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define courtship rituals

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Showing off your desirable characteristics

21
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what do women look for in terms of Size

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a larger man is more desirable

22
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what do women look for in terms of Sperm competition

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larger testicles

23
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define mate guarding

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Being protective and keeping your wife away from other males

24
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what is sneak copulation

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Males will cheat if given the opportunity

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define self disclosure
Giving over person information to someone else
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what is The Matching Hypothesis
Partners seek those who are most like themselves in levels of attractiveness
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describe Filter Theory (Kerckhoff and Davis)
Choose partners based on factors which ‘narrow the field’ Social demographic variables. Increases communication Similarity of attitudes. Improves compatibility Complementarity. Meeting of needs
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what is the Sexy sons hypothesis
women want a man who will give them an attractive son
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what is the Handicap hypothesis
women are attracted to handicapped men because they appear strong and resilient
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what is Courtship in women
showing off her physical features
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what is courtship in men
showing off resources
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what is kelly's social exchange theory?
partners are giving and receiving items. Rewards vs costs must deliver profit
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what does Rusbult’s Investment model state
satisfaction, alternatives and investment size play a part in relationships continuing
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what does Walster’s Equity state
partners put into relationships. If the balance of input is out there will be dissatisfaction occurs