Relationships - theories of romance - SET and Equity

Question 1

what type of theory is social exchange?

Answer 1

a economic theory

Question 2

what is an economic theory?

Answer 2

based on the assumption that people in the relationship want exchange.
people seek to give and recieve goods

Question 3

who made SET?

Answer 3

Kelley and Thibault

Question 4

what is the minimax principle?

Answer 4

we try to minimise our losses and maximise our gains in a relationship .
we judge how good arelationship in terms of the profit it yeilds (rewards minus costs)

Question 5

how is cost and reward system subjective?

Answer 5

1) what one person considers a reward will be different to another person
2) the value of costs and reward can change across the same relationship

Question 6

what could be a reward in a relationship?

Answer 6

funny, compasionate, sex

Question 7

examples of cost?

Answer 7

stress, loud, comprimise

Question 8

what two ways do we measure profit in a relationship?

Answer 8

comparison level
comparison level for altneratives

Question 9

what is CL?

Answer 9

the amount of rewards you believe you deserve

Question 10

what influences CL?

Answer 10

PREVIOUS RELATIONSHIPS, social norms which are reinforced by media and tv.

Question 11

how does our CL change

Answer 11

the more experience with relationships and the world change our CL BECAUSE WE EQUIRE MORE DATA TO SET IT BY

Question 12

HOW IS CL LINKED TO SELF ESTEEM

Answer 12

someone with low self esteem will have low CL , they might even be happy losing in a relationship

Question 13

what is the comparison level for alternatives

Answer 13

we question if we could do better in another rleationship.
we will only stay in our current relationship if it is better than the altneratives

Question 14

what are the stages of relationship development?

Answer 14

1)sampling
2)bargaining
3)commitment
4)institutionalisation

Question 15

what is the sampling stage?

Answer 15

we xplore the rewards and costs of various relationships

Question 16

what is the bargaining stage?

Answer 16

beggining of a relationship
start exchanging costs and rewards
identify what is profitable

Question 17

what is the commitment stage?

Answer 17

relationships strengthens as rewards are more and costs are less

Question 18

what is institutionalisation stage?

Answer 18

partners settle down and the proft system has been established

Question 19

evaluate SET

Answer 19

• problems with causation - suggests we become dissatisifed after comparison but MILLER suggests this comes after dissfaction if this is the case, what causes us to be dissatified and break up
• INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES SOME PEOPLE WILL STAY EVEN THOUGH THEY DO HAVE BETTER ALTERNATIVES - STATIC VIEW OF RELATIONSHIP IGNORE EMOTION
• ALTERNATIVE EXPLANATION - INVESTMENT MODEL - STAY BECAUSE THEY HAVE INVESTMENT
• ## PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS - UNDERTSNA WHY PEOPLE ARE IN ABUSEIVE RELATIONSHIPS GET THEM HELP

Question 20

WHAT TYPE OF THEORY IS EQUITY?

Answer 20

econmoic

Question 21

who made equity theory

Answer 21

walster

Question 22

what is equity theory?

Answer 22

levels of profit in a relationship should be similar
they dont have to be the same
fairness should be percieved

Question 23

what is a relationship in inequity?

Answer 23

one underbenefits and one overbenefits

Question 24

how does underbenefted partner feel?

Answer 24

anger, humiliation, sadness

Question 25

how does overbenefited partner feel?

Answer 25

guilty, discomfort and shame

Question 26

why is equity not equality

Answer 26

they put different things into the relationship they do not have to be the same they should just both be getting profit

Question 27

for equity theory what is there a correlation between?

Answer 27

inequity and dissatsifaction
people who are underbeneffited will be dissatisfied and struggle to stay commited

Question 28

WHEN DO WE BECOME DISSATISIFED

Answer 28

• we become dissatisfied when levels of ewuity change
• at the start it could feel normal to give more
• but if this continues and you get less you will be dissatisfied

Question 29

how do you deal with inequity (behaviour)?

Answer 29

1) the undersatisifed partner will try harder to increase equity as long as they believe it is possible to do so
2) the more unfair the relationship the harder they will try

Question 30

how do you deal with inequity (cognitive)?

Answer 30

1) look over reward system and change how you look at it rather than change behaviour
2) what once was seen as a cost is no longer a cost, it is accepted

Question 31

what are the theories of romantic relationships?

Answer 31

ducks phase model
rusbults investment model
equity theory
SET

Question 32

summary a01 for SET

Answer 32

kelley and thibault 1959
1) econmic theories
2)REWARDS COST AND PROFIT INTRPDUCTION
2) COMPARISON LEVEL
3) COMPARISON LEVEL FOR ALTERNATIVES
4)STAGES OF RELATIONSHIP DEVELOPMENT

Question 33

which theory put forward stages of relationship development>

Answer 33

SET

Question 34

summary a01 for equity?

Answer 34

walster
1) what is equity?
2)equity vs equaliy
3) how to deal with inequity

Question 35

when was set?

Answer 35

1959

Question 36

what was utnes research?

Answer 36

• survey of 118 newly married couples
• couples who were equitable were more satisfied than the couples who said they were over/under beneffiting

Question 37

what was berg and McQuins research?

Answer 37

• longitudinal study
• found that equity did not increase
• equity was not important in the staying / breaking up of a relationship other factors like self-disclosure were more important

Question 38

Evaluate equity

Answer 38

+ Utne reserch into newly married couples
- refuting research from McQuin and berg for other aspects of the theory that are more convincing because longitudinal
- individual differences - husemen - some people are less sensitive to equity
- cultural differences - collect = over benefiting not equity - NOT A UNIVSERAL NEED