Relationships Flashcards
1
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Theories of the formation of relationships
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The matching hypothesis
The reward satisfaction model
2
Q
The matching hypothesis
A
Walster (1966)
People are attracted to others who have a similar level of physical attractiveness to their own.
3
Q
Research into the matching hypothesis
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Murstein (1972) Couple’s attractiveness and Matching photographs study:
Took photographs of 99 engaged couples, then of a sample of random simulated couples.
The photographs were rated fro physical attractiveness without knowing who belonged to whom.
