PSYC 334 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Retributive Justice, Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite, Cost Accounting
12 Mar 2018
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Interdependency: our reliance on others and theirs on us for valuable interpersonal rewards. Social exchange: the mutual exchange of desirable rewards with others (best possible outcome), people seek maximum reward at a minimal cost. Reward: anything within an interaction that is desirable and welcome and that brings enjoyment or fulfillment to the recipient. Outcome: the net profit or loss a person encounters. Interdependence theory: whether your outcomes are positive or negative isn"t nearly as important as how they compare to two criteria with which we evaluate the outcomes we receive. Second criteria: involves our perceptions of how well we could manage without our current partner. Interdependence theory: assumes each of us has an idiosyncratic comparison level (cl) that describes the value of the outcomes that we believe we deserve in our dealings with others. Comparison levels: standards by which our satisfaction with a relationship is measured)
