The Filter Theory Flashcards
What does a person consider first?
Field of available then field of desirables.
What is the field of availables?
The pool of people accessible to us.
How are the field of desirables chosen.
From field of availables via three filters.
What are the three filters?
- Social demography
- Similarity in attitudes
- Complimentarity
What is social demography?
Factors that influence potential partners e.g.proximity or class
What is similarity in attitudes?
Sharing beliefs and values.
What is complimentarity?
Meeting each other’s needs
When is complementarity especially important?
For long term relationships
Who found similarities of personality, interests and attitudes to be typical in early stages of relationships?
Winch
What did Winch discover about the early stages of a relationship?
Similarities or personality, interests and attitudes between partners are typical.
What did Winch discover about the later stages of a relationship?
Complementarity increases in importance.
Who talked about the filter theory?
Anderson
What did Anderson find out about The Filter Theory?
People are initially attracted to each other because they are similar.
What did Anderson find happened over time?
Cohabiting partners became more similar in their emotional responses.
What is it called when cohabiting partners become more similar in their emotional responses?
A phenomenon called emotional convergence.
