PSYC 362 Chapter Notes -Net Profit
3 Feb 2013
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We stay with partners who provide sufficient profit. Rewards and costs we seek interactions that provide maximum reward at minimum cost: rewards anything within an interaction that is desirable and welcome and that brings enjoyment or fulfillment to the recipient. Gratifying experiences and commodities we obtain through our contact with others: costs punishing, undesirable experiences. Some of the most important costs of an intimate relationship are psychological burdens (where is the relationship headed, insecurities, imperfections, ball and chain feeling: net profit or loss: outcome = rewards costs. Asserts that people want the best possible outcomes. Criteria with which we evaluate the outcomes we receive: what we expect from our relationships, comparison level (cl) describes the value of the outcomes that we believe we deserve in our dealings with others. Based on our past experiences: high cl"s from good experiences in relationships; they feel they deserve very good outcomes, low cl"s have had trouble in relationships; likely to expect less.
