Thibaut And Kelley's Four Stage Model Of Long Term Relationships Flashcards
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What is the second stage?
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Bargaining
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What is the first stage?
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Sampling
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What is the third stage?
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Commitment
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What is the fourth stage?
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Institutionalisation
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What is sampling?
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Couple explores rewards and costs in a variety of relationships.
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What is bargaining?
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The couple ‘costs out’ sources of profit and loss identified.
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What is commitment?
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Couple settle into the relationship, exchange of rewards becomes relatively predictable.
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What is institutionalisation?
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Interactions established, couple have ‘settled down’
