9.3.3 Rusbult's Investment Model

• What three factors influence commitment in Rusbult's Investment Model?

  Satisfaction, Alternatives, Investment
• One factor influencing commitment is satisfaction
• The quality of alternatives refers to the attractiveness of other potential partners or options.
• What is investment in Rusbult's Investment Model?

  Resources put into relationship
• A person may stay in an unsatisfying relationship due to high investment and low quality of alternatives.
• Match the factor with its description:

  Satisfaction ↔️ How happy you are in the relationship

  Quality of Alternatives ↔️ Perceived attractiveness of other partners

  Investment ↔️ Resources you've put into the relationship
• What are the three key components of the Investment Model?

  Satisfaction, Alternatives, Investment
• Higher satisfaction and higher investment increase commitment.
• A better quality of alternatives reduces commitment in the Investment Model.
• What does commitment level refer to in Rusbult's Investment Model?

  Dedication to maintain relationship
• Satisfaction increases commitment, while quality of alternatives decreases it.
• A highly satisfied individual with significant investment and low-quality alternatives is likely to remain committed to the relationship.
• Who developed the Investment Model in psychology?

  Rusbult
• One of the factors influencing commitment in Rusbult's Investment Model is satisfaction with the relationship
• High-quality alternatives increase commitment in Rusbult's Investment Model.

  False
• Which two factors in the Investment Model increase commitment?

  Satisfaction and investment
• A person may stay in a relationship due to high investment and low quality of alternatives
• What are the three factors emphasized by the Investment Model?

  Satisfaction, alternatives, investment
• High investment in a relationship increases commitment.
• What are the three key components of Rusbult's Investment Model?

  Satisfaction, Quality of Alternatives, Investment
• Satisfaction in a relationship refers to how content and happy individuals are within the relationship
• What does the "Quality of Alternatives" in Rusbult's Investment Model refer to?

  Attractiveness of other options
• Investment in a relationship refers to the resources put into the relationship that would be lost upon leaving
• Arrange the components of Rusbult's Investment Model based on their influence on commitment, from positive to negative.

  1️⃣ Satisfaction (increases commitment)

  2️⃣ Quality of Alternatives (decreases commitment)

  3️⃣ Investment (increases commitment)
• Satisfaction in a relationship increases commitment.
• A higher quality of alternatives in a relationship decreases commitment.
• Investment in a relationship increases commitment.
• What does the term "commitment level" refer to in Rusbult's Investment Model?

  Dedication to maintaining a relationship
• The three factors of satisfaction, quality of alternatives, and investment interact to determine commitment level.
• What three factors influence commitment in Rusbult's Investment Model?

  Satisfaction, Alternatives, Investment
• The Investment Model emphasizes that satisfaction, quality of alternatives, and investments influence commitment
• Satisfaction in a relationship increases commitment according to the Investment Model.
• What effect does the quality of alternatives have on commitment in the Investment Model?

  Decreases commitment
• Investment, according to the Investment Model, increases commitment
• High satisfaction, low alternatives, and high investment all increase commitment in the Investment Model.
• Why might someone stay in a relationship despite dissatisfaction, according to the Investment Model?

  High investment
• Arrange the factors of the Investment Model in order of their influence on commitment (from most to least):

  1️⃣ Satisfaction

  2️⃣ Investment

  3️⃣ Quality of Alternatives
• Satisfaction is a key factor in relationship maintenance as it increases commitment.
• How does the Investment Model explain why someone might stay in an unsatisfying relationship?

  High investment
• Investment increases commitment in relationships, while alternatives decrease commitment