Rusbult Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

Outline and evaluate Rusbult investment model. 16 marks. Full essay, which you can use to answer 4,6,8,10 marks.

What is social cognition? correct answer: How people process, store and apply information about other people and social situations Focuses on role that cognitive processes play in our social interactions Is physical appearance an important determinant of first impressions? Why or why not? correct answer: Yes, because it gives us subtle, subconscious information about who it is we are interacting with What is a schema? Specifically, what is a social schema? correct answer: Concept that ...

Discuss Rusbult's investment model as a theory of romantic relationships (16 marks)

AQA psychology revision table, based on advanced information topics (so some missing). Summary of all A01 content (1st column), supporting studies (2nd column) and evaluation/A03 points (3rd column)

provides an in-depth summary of all A01 sections, with reference to relevant research pieces needed. Also provides an outline of all evaluation points for each section to be able to use in questions needing A03

A full topic summary of the relationships topic in psychology. Includes detailed notes and strong evaluative points on evolutionary explanations, physical attractiveness, social penetration theory, social exchange theory, equity theory, self-disclosure, filter theory, Rusbult's investment model, Duck's phase model, and virtual and parasocial relationships. Notes are colour coded- key terms in blue, key researchers in bold, positive evaluations in green and negative evaluations in red. Notes a...

a01 and a03 notes on: Theories of romantic relationships: Rusbult's investment model of commitment, satisfaction, comparison with alternatives and investment

Rusbults' Investment Model from the module of Relationships has been summarised from the AQA psychology textbook for A LEVEL published by Illuminate Publishing.

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This is a final revision map of the contents in relationships withing Year 2 of psychology (AQA). It covers all the key terms you would need to know such as: parasocial and virtual relationships, equity theory, filter theory and social exchange theory. Moreover, it has relevant reminders of key studies you will need to know such as: Duck, Rusbult, Sprecher et al and Thibaut and Kelly.