The Investment Model
The Investment Model of Relationship-Maintaining Behavior models this idea.
What is a prediction of relationship commitment and maintenance?
These types of forgiveness are conveyed through actions like hugs, gestures, or facial expressions rather than words.
What are nonverbal displays of forgiveness?
Emma just met her roommate for the first time and starts asking a lot of questions to figure out what she’s like and if they’ll get along. This theory best explains Emma’s behavior.
What is the Uncertainty Reduction Theory?
This factor in a relationship describes the time, energy, or other resources that one contributes to a relationship, or things you’d lose/would lose value if the relationship ended.
What are investments?
This type of forgiveness is contingent on the other person meeting certain conditions, such as showing remorse or taking corrective action.
What is conditional forgiveness?
When someone you've only just met overshares intensely personal information, your expectations are disrupted. This situation is best explained by this theory:
What is the Expectancy Violation Theory?
Greater commitment and persistence in a relationship are most likely to occur when these three factors are present, and at these levels.
What is high satisfaction, high investments, and low alternatives?
In this strategy, the individual tries to soothe or calm the other person by making up for their wrongdoing, often through actions or gestures.
What is appeasement?
During a disagreement, Jake suddenly shuts down and avoids eye contact. This reaction stems from his early childhood, where emotional expression wasn’t encouraged, and conflict was often met with withdrawal rather than discussion. This theory best describes the above situation:
What is the Attachment Theory?
The professor of social psychology who developed the Investment Model of Relationship-Maintaining Behavior.
Who is Caryl Rusbult?
This strategy encourages a couple to have open, honest discussions to resolve misunderstandings and strengthen their bond.
What is relationship talk?
You walk into a job interview and the employer unexpectedly gives you a high five instead of a handshake. This theory helps explain your reaction to the unexpected greeting.
What is the Expectancy Violation Theory?