relationships

Question 1

AO3 evol exp for partner preferences

Answer 1

Support:
P- Clarke and Hatfield (1989).
E-males and females approach members of the opposite sex and asked the question, “Will you have sex with me?”. He found that 75% of males said yes to the female whereas 0% of females agreed to have sex with the male. This supports the differences in partner preference and human reproductive behaviour of males and females as it demonstrates that females are choosy when it comes to selecting sexual partners and males have evolved a different strategy to ensure reproductive success. Therefore, increasing the validity of the research into the evolutionary explanation of partner preferences.

P- Buss (1989).
E- carried out questionnare, 10,000 participants from 33 countries and asked questions on attributes that evolutionary theory predicts are important in partner preferences. found that males prefer youthful, physic attractive females, whereas females prefer resources such as good finances, ambitious males. This shows universal sex differences in sexual selection supporting predictions of partner preferences made by the evolutionary explanation. Therefore, increasing the validity of research into partner preferences.

Limitations:
*socially sensitive- can lead to stereotypes and discrim.

Question 2

self disclosure as factor affecting attraction ao1

Answer 2

-Self-disclosure refers to revealing personal information about yourself
-Social penetration theory by Altman and and Taylor:
-gradual process of revealing yourself to someone- feelings, inner self, deep secrets
-partner responds in rewarding way and shows reciprocity, increases feelings of intimacy and trust- deepens attarction

Question 3

what type of info should be shared in early relationships, and what happens if info is too deep

Answer 3

• lot of superficial information/low risk that could be revealed to anyone e.g. friends family.
  *If too much deep information is revealed too early on in a romantic relationship it can threaten the relationships development

Question 4

self disclousre AO3

Answer 4

Support:
P-Sprecher and Hendrick (2004).
E-studied het dating couples found strong correlations between several measures of
satisfaction and self-disclosure.
E- Men and women who used selfdisclosure and those who believed their partners did likewise (reciprocation) more satisfied
with and committed to their romantic relationships.
L- Therefore, increasing the validity of selfdisclosure as a factor affecting attraction in romantic relationships.
Limitatipns:

P- research, is correlational so only a relationship is shown between self-disclosure and levels of attraction, not a cause and effect.
E- ikely to be a number of other factors impacting how suc the romantic relationship is e.g. physical attract and similarity in attitudes.
L- limiting the support and internal validity of the research into self-disclosure as a factor cant establish cause and effect.

P- Further lowering the intl validity of the research into self-disclosure as a factor affecting attraction in romantic relationships, is the fact that the research is often carried out using self reports (questionnaires and interviews) lead to social desirability bias.
E- ppts may lie about the amount of info disclosed to a partner and how satisfied they are in their relationship to make themselves appear in a better light.
L- therefore weakens the
internal validity of research into self-disclosure as a factor affecting attraction in romantic relationships.