Outline and Evaluate two or more theories of the formation of relationships
Outline and Evaluate two or more theories of the formation of relationships.
The stages of relationships goes from Attraction then leading to formation then leading to maintenance and breakdown/dissolution.
One theory being the Reinforcement affect theory states it is a behavioural method of learning.
It states operant conditioning where people weigh up rewards directly like psychological needs and hence explained BY operating conditioning.
People who are rewarding are liked usually more then the ones who do not reward regularly and normally chosen as potential partners for relationships because they are associated with feeling good rather then the not so rewarding person who could be associated with an unhappy event, they would not be very desirable at all.
If the person in question was met 'in a good mood' at the time then this is highly more appealing then when met in a bad mood and then is associated with our own good mood and hence more likely to be willing for a formation of a relationship, this is known as 'the affect'.
An indirect reward associated with pleasant circumstances could be explained by classical conditioning as well.
The stages of relationships goes from Attraction then leading to formation then leading to maintenance and breakdown/dissolution.
One theory being the Reinforcement affect theory states it is a behavioural method of learning.
It states operant conditioning where people weigh up rewards directly like psychological needs and hence explained BY operating conditioning.
People who are rewarding are liked usually more then the ones who do not reward regularly and normally chosen as potential partners for relationships because they are associated with feeling good rather then the not so rewarding person who could be associated with an unhappy event, they would not be very desirable at all.
If the person in question was met 'in a good mood' at the time then this is highly more appealing then when met in a bad mood and then is associated with our own good mood and hence more likely to be willing for a formation of a relationship, this is known as 'the affect'.
An indirect reward associated with pleasant circumstances could be explained by classical conditioning as well.