AO1 AO2 AO3 Describe and evaluate two theories of the formation of relationships One theory is ‘The Matching Hypothesis’ which is a social psychological theory based on relationships‚ proposed by Goffman in 1952. It suggests that in order for a relationship to be a long and successful one; both partners in the relationship must be equally matched in attractiveness. The reason for this is due to fear of rejection‚ therefore when searching for a potential life partner the primary drive is to
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Child development is the process of change and stability in children from conception through adolescences (Papalia‚ Olds & Feldman‚ 2008). Throughout history child development was not looked at as a priority and little attention was paid to the many advances in cognitive abilities‚ physical growth‚ and language use. Children were viewed as miniature adults and also considered a burden. Children were treated like adults‚ such as their responsibility of work‚ marriage‚ monarchy‚ and even their style
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Describe and evaluate the learning theory for attachments. The learning theory suggests that we are born with a blank slate which means everyone starts off exactly the same‚ and then we learn all of our behaviours once we are born. The learning theory is split into two areas‚ Operant and Classical conditioning. Operant conditioning is one part of the learning theory to describe attachments. This states that attachments are formed through positive and negative reinforcements. An example of positive
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Erik Erikson believed that individual development takes place in a social context. He believed that development is a lifelong process. His theory contains eight stages of development that occur at different points in an individual’s life. At each stage‚ the individual has‚ what he believed as‚ a developmental crisis. Developmental crises are issues in the stage that must be dealt with in order to move on to the next stage. Each stage offers an outcome as to what will happen if the crisis is not resolved
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The first of the two theories was put forward by Byrne and Clore in 1970. They named this theory about the formation of relationships the Reward/Need Satisfaction Theory. Their theory suggests that we are attracted to people we find satisfying to be with. This can be demonstrated by asking people why they are attracted to their partner‚ the usual answers are: caring‚ supportive‚ affectionate or just good fun. We‚ as humans‚ are motivated to seek stimuli that are rewarding to us. We are equally
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Theories of Development There are many branches of psychology. The field of human development is divided into five theory groups. The theory groups are Psychodynamic‚ Cognitive‚ Systems‚ Biological and Behavioral. Each theory group has many contributing theorists. Some theories overlap while others are independent. Often theories are credible whereas others cause skepticism. There are many contributors to the world of psychology with different views and beliefs about human development. Psychodynamic
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adult personality problems were the result of early experiences in life. He believed that we go through five stages of psychosexual development and that at each stage of development we experience pleasure in one part of the body than in others. Erogenous zones are parts of the body that have especially strong pleasure-giving qualities at particular stages of development. Freud thought that our adult personality is determined by the way we resolve conflicts between these early sources of pleasure -
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Describe and evaluate the evolutionary theory of food preferences According to an evolutionary approach current human behaviour can be understood in terms of how it may have been adaptive in our ancestral past. Evolutionary theorists are concerned with behaviour which is adaptive and having survival value‚ these researchers look for ultimate explanations. Current behaviours may be maladaptive and dysfunctional but can be understood as having been adaptive and functional in some way. To undertake
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Compare and contrast Karl Marx’s and Walt Rostow’s theories of stages of social and economic development. By Daniel C. Phiri‚ Lusaka‚ Zambia 28/11/2013 Introduction This essay attempts to compare and contrast Karl Marx’s and Walt Rostow’s theories of stages of social and economic development. A theory is an interconnected‚ logical system of concepts that provides a framework for organising and understanding observations. The function of a theory is to allow us to understand and predict the behaviour
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Part B. Briefly describe a loss experience of one person you had contact with. Reflect on this event and discuss what you noticed about it. For example‚ you might want to include information such as: Was it a primary or secondary loss? If it was a primary loss‚ what secondary loss accompanied it? Was it sudden and unexpected? Anticipated? Traumatic? Was the individual’s grief acknowledged and supported by others or disenfranchised? Use references to support your reflections. (1250 words. 20 marks
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