Dating is a Joint Venture: The Vicarious Sunk Cost Effect in Romantic Relationships

The present pair of studies tested the hypothesis that romantic investments are reciprocal, such that the investments made by one romantic partner motivate continued investment from the other partner. In Study 1, participants were presented with a hypothetical scenario involving a failing relationsh...

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Main Author: Joel, Samantha
Other Authors: MacDonald, Geoff
Language:en_ca
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1807/30642

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