PSYC 215 Chapter 9 - 14: PsychNotes: chapters 9 - 14

• School: McGill University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 215
• Professor: Mark Baldwin

Document Summary

Clarks and mills: two different types of relationships that are from different contexts and are governed by different norms: communal relationships: relationships in which the individuals feel a special responsibility for one another and give and receive according to the principle of need, exchange relationships: relationships in which individuals feel little responsibility towards one another; giving and receiving are governed by concerns about equity and reciprocity. Subjective and varies between individuals explains why some people stay in abusive relationships (low comparison level) or why people can"t seem to stay in a relationship for very long (higher comparison level for alternatives: comparison level: expectations about what people think they deserve or expect to get out of a relationship (high comparison levels = expect a lot, comparison level for alternatives: expectations about what people think they can get out of alternative relationships (attractive people approaching you = high comparison level for alternatives)