Option: relationships

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Explain evolutionary explanations for partner preferences, including sexual selection and anisogamy, and the role of physical attractiveness as a factor in attraction.
Explain social explanations for attraction, including self-disclosure, filter theory and social exchange theory, and evaluate the extent to which they account for the formation of romantic relationships.

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Explain Duck’s phase model of relationship breakdown and evaluate its account of the processes involved in relationship dissolution.

Explain the effects of reduced cue environments on virtual relationships and self-disclosure, including relevant explanations of online attraction and relationship formation.

Explain parasocial relationships, including absorption-addiction and attachment explanations, and evaluate research into one-sided relationships with media figures.

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