PSYC20009 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Attachment Theory, Interpersonal Relationship, Reinforcement
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Kinds of relationships: relationship: association between 2 or more people. Interpersonal relationship: between two people: various kinds of relationships: close - distant, one way of classifying: patterns of exchange between relationship partners, exchange rules: patterns according to which relationship partners exchange rewards. Relational models theory (alan fiske, 1992: different relationships are governed by different rules of interaction/exchange, 4 relational models: patterns of exchange that can be used to think about relationships. Business: many relationships are mixed-model, e. g. parent-child: cs & ar; romantic partner: mostly cs, sometimes em, different stages of same relationship can be characterised by different exchange rules, relational models theory covers other classification schemes. Increases liking: similarity-attraction principle: condon & crano (1998): manipulated attitudes about whether similar or not - higher attraction if similar, encourages positive interaction over common interests, positive reinforcement: similar others validate our beliefs & attitudes. Increases frequency of positive interaction & familiarity: similar people may live/work near each other.
