Rusbult's Investment Model (OCR A-Level Psychology): Flashcards
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What is the purpose of Rusbult's Investment Model?
What is the purpose of Rusbult's Investment Model?
To understand why people persist in romantic relationships
What are the 3 main factors in Investment Model?
What are the 3 main factors in Investment Model?
Satisfaction, investments, absence of better alternatives
What is satisfaction based on in Investment Model?
What is satisfaction based on in Investment Model?
Comparison levels - comparing rewards & costs
What is 'comparison with alternatives'?
What is 'comparison with alternatives'?
Whether needs could be better met outside current relationship
What is investment size?
What is investment size?
Resources tied to relationship that would be lost if it ended
Intrinsic investments definition
Intrinsic investments definition
Resources put directly in: time, effort, money, self-disclosure
Extrinsic investments definition
Extrinsic investments definition
Resources linked to relationship: shared items, friends, children
Commitment formula in Investment Model
Commitment formula in Investment Model
Commitment = Satisfaction + Investments - Alternatives
What is accommodation in Investment Model?
What is accommodation in Investment Model?
Acting to promote relationship, not retaliating in conflicts
Le & Agnew's research scale
Le & Agnew's research scale
52 studies, 11,000 participants from 5 countries
Rusbult & Martz study focus
Rusbult & Martz study focus
Battered women in shelters - why they stay despite abuse
Goodfriend & Agnew criticism of Investment Model
Goodfriend & Agnew criticism of Investment Model
Oversimplifies investment - ignores future plans & aspirations
Methodological limitation of Investment Model research
Methodological limitation of Investment Model research
Most studies correlational - can't prove causation