Describe and evaluate two theories of the formation of relationships There are two theories of the formation of romantic relationships‚ which are the reward/need satisfaction theory by Byrne and Clore (1970) and the similarity theory also by Byrne and Clore with Smeaton (1986). The similarity theory promotes liking. It suggests that we are attracted to people with similar personalities and attitudes to us and that we first sort potential partners for dissimilarity avoiding those whose personality
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State Formation A Historical Systems Approach Note: This page is part of the archives of the Phrontistery‚ but is no longer being updated. This is a revised version of a paper originally written in 1995 as part of an honours degree project. It is somewhat academic in nature‚ so be warned. While my opinions on some of the issues discussed herein have changed somewhat‚ my theoretical interests are substantially similar to those in this paper. Table of Contents I. Introduction II. Illusory Dichotomy:
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Theory X and Theory Y In his 1960 book‚ The Human Side of Enterprise‚ Douglas McGregor proposed two theories by which to view employee motivation. He avoided descriptive labels and simply called the theories Theory X and Theory Y. Both of these theories begin with the premise that management’s role is to assemble the factors of production‚ including people‚ for the economic benefit of the firm. Beyond this point‚ the two theories of management diverge. Theory X Theory X assumes that the average
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Cheating Our Brains into Happiness Jane McGonigal is a prominent game developer who has dedicated her recent years to developing games that try to help the world out instead of just entertaining a few. In the tenth chapter of her book Reality is Broken‚ she argues that happiness levels in the United States and around the world are alarmingly low‚ and people are very depressed. She then introduces a term called “Happiness Hacking”. McGonigal herself defines it as “…the experimental design practice
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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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MARXIAN THEORY OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Karl Marx is one of the few thinkers in History who has had an influence on millions of people‚ ranked with Christ and Mohammed‚ if we are to judge him by the number of followers. He predicted the inevitable doom of capitalism and imposed on his ideas that communism has built its edifice (large structure). He based his predictions on a sweeping analysis of the process of capitalists’ economic dvlpt. MARXIAN INTERPRETATION OF HISTORY General framework of Mark’s
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ALWAYS LEAD TO EXPLOITATION? History has shown us that exploration always leads to exploitation. One definition of exploitation as found in Webster’s dictionary is to claim someone else’s natural resource for one’s own profit or advantage. In most all cases man has always found something of value while exploring and taken it for their own or for the betterment of their country. In some examples‚ exploration was first the only thing in mind. However‚ it does lead to exploitation when the explorers
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The exploitation of women in Ads What are the dangers for the companies to use such types of ads? What are the different reactions of men and women to this kind of ads ? Introduction The exploitation of women in the media has been part of the advertising industry since its beginning‚ although the level to which women have been exploited has changed drastically. Advertising is a highly visible and seemingly controversial agent of socialization (Paff‚ Lakner‚ 1997). Indeed‚ it appears everywhere
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Game Theory and Economic Analysis Game Theory and Economic Analysis presents the wide range of current contributions of game theory to economics. The chapters fall broadly into two categories. Some lay out in a jargon-free manner a particular branch of the theory‚ the evolution of one of its concepts‚ or a problem that runs through its development. Others are original pieces of work that are significant to game theory as a whole. After taking the reader through a concise history of game theory
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America was started for parents who wanted their children in beauty pageants (Nussbaum). Children’s beauty pageants are judged by the following: modeling sportswear and evening wear‚ how well they dance‚ and how much talent they have. The children themselves are judged by their looks‚ how well they perform‚ and how confident they appear. Approximately 250‚ 000 children participate in pageants each year. Mothers who have their children in beauty pageants say that their children gain confidence
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