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AO1 for Byrne + Clore's Reward/Need Satisfaction Theory

Based on learning theory, operant conditioning, classical conditioning

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AO2 for Byrne + Clore's Reward/Need Satisfaction Theory

Determinism, culture bias (Lott), Griffit + Guay research support

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AO1 for Byrne, Clore + Smeaton's Similarity Model

1.Sort people for dissimilarity 2. most likely to date someone similar to self from those remaining, attitude alignment, research - complementary vs similar + married couples

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AO2 Byrne, Clore + Smeaton's Similarity Model

Determinism, culture bias (Lott), Rosenbaum's dissimilarity hypothesis, Yoshida + Speakman other similarities

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AO1 for Walster's Equity Theory

People want fairness in relationships, equity = perceived equality, maintenance strategies

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AO2 for Walster's Equity Theory

Culture bias (Moghaddan), Steil + Weltman - gender differences

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AO1 for Thibault + Kelley's Social Exchange Theory

All behaviour is a series of exchanges, give and take needs to be equal, benefits need to outweigh costs of r-ship, r-ship needs to exceed comparison level, alternative relationships

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AO2 for Thibault + Kelley's Social Exchange Theory

Rusbult + Martz, culture bias (Moghaddan), Simpson et al, CL level - how great must disparity be for someone to leave? why do people leave with no alternative r-ship or when costs outweigh benefits of staying?

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AO1 for Lee's 5 Stage Model

Studied 112 hetero non-marital breakups 1. dissatisfaction 2. exposure 3. negotiation 4. resolution 5.termination

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AO2 for Lee's 5 Stage Model

Argyle + Henderson - public criticisms, unhelpfulness + jealousy, determinism, ethics - asking about breakups, culture bias (Moghaddan)

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AO1 for Rollie + Duck's Model

1.Breakdown (inequity/boredom) 2. Intrapsychic processes 3. Dyadic processes 4. Social processes 5. Grave-dressing 5. Resurrection

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AO2 for Rollie + Duck's Model

Determinism, culture bias (Moghaddan), Tashiro + Frazier, ethics

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AO1 for gender differences in parental investment

Females: physically bound 9 months + breast feeding and caring (immature babies), males: can opt out, spend most reproductive effort competing (Daley et al), can father an infinite amount so won't stick around, fear of cuckoldry + jealousy

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AO2 for gender differences in parental investment

Determinism, Anderson - paternal investment in genetic vs step children Buss et al, insights from chimps + bonobos, non-human animals cost-benefit analysis

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AO1 for sexual selection

evolved psychological adaptations: males greater desire for casual sex, Schmitt et al - lose interest after sex, females choosier committed males, intra/intersexual selection, universally attractive features - Wass et al

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AO2 for sexual selection

Culture bias - Peru likes tubular women, gender bias - females must like casual sex too, determinism, support from Hatfield but - scared of ****?

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AO1 for influence of childhood on adult relationships

Bowlby - internal working model, childhood friendships, adolescent relationships, sexual abuse Alpert

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AO2 for influence of childhood on adult relationships

Determinism, insights from animals (rhesus monkeys), non-human animals cost-benefit analysis, Zimmerman - parents' divorce better indicator, ethics - asking about abuse

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AO1 for cultural differences in relationships

(non)voluntary - social/geographical mobility so can interact with loads of people vs few people + family obligations, individualist vs collectivist, temporary vs permanent Hsu, rules

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AO2 for cultural differences in relationships

Nurture over nature - environment + SLT, nature - Pinker human universal 90% of 166 cultures, determinism, western move towards temporary = urbanisation, divorce rates UK -50 years 2/100 2007 12/1000

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