Relationships: Filter Theory Ao1

Question 1

Filter theory

Answer 1

Kerckhoff and Davis (196?) compared the attitudes and personalities of student couples in short-term and long-term relationships and found that there are three main factors that act as filters to narrow down our range of partner choices to a ‘field of desirables.

Question 2

3 parts of filter theory

Answer 2

Complementiarity
Social demography
Similarity in attitudes