AQA Psychology - Paper 2 (2025)
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Equity theory is a developed theory of SET, which
Briefly outline what is
proposes that exchange of costs and benefits
meant by 'equity' in
should be perceived as fair. Both feel and
relation to theories of
experience and perceive equal share of benefits
romantic relationships. [2
where this is a balance of their costs and benefits
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that they experience.
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Sexual selection is a evolutionary theory of partner
preference. Anisogamy, the differences in sex cells.
Female's gametes, are relatively large, static, limited,
and consumer a lot of energy, compared to male
gametes, sperm, which is small, highly mobile,
produced in lots of quantities throughout lifetime.
Due to this, females preferred strategy is inter-
sexual selection, quality over quantity. They are
choosier, and look for someone who is genetically
fit, and can finically aid them. Males preferred
Outline an evolutionary
strategy is intra-sexual selection, quantity over
explanation for partner
quality. Males want to increase chance of their
preferences. Explain one
genes being passed on and therefore require
limitation of an
competition between males to get a woman, due to
evolutionary explanation
the limited number of fertile women.
for partner preferences.
A limitation with this study is that is doesn't have
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temporal validity and can't account for the social
and culture changes. Today, women have access to
contraception, and gender equality has changed
the independence of women. Therefore, the need to
me choosy isn't required as it won't lead to a long-
term investment, nor do we need to rely on men as
significantly as they had to before. This explanation,
thus, makes its less relevant and applicable in
today's society when explanations the formation of
relationships.
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