G William Walster
Biographic Data
| ID | 4236087 |
|---|---|
| NAME | G William Walster |
| GIVEN NAMES | G William |
| FAMILY NAME | Walster |
| SIGNATURE | WALSTER G W |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Wisconsin |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 372 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1970 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1981 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Extending Equity Theory
A New Look at Love
Equity and Extramarital Sex
Equity and Premarital Sex
Equity and extramarital sexuality
Equity and premarital sex
Equity and Social Justice
Scholars and social reformers have long been interested in trying to define “social justice.” In this essay, we present a framework for understanding recent theorizing and research on social justice. First we review equity theory. Aristotle proposed a primitive equity model of social justice; in recent years, social philosophers such as Homans, Adams, and Walster, Berscheid, and Walster have reformulated and extended the model. Next we describe t…
Playing hard to get: Understanding an elusive phenomenon
New directions in equity research
This article consists of four sections: The first section elucidates a general theory of social behavior—equity theory. Equity theory consists of four propositions designed to predict when individuals will perceive that they are justly treated and how they will react when they find themselves enmeshed in unjust relationships. The second section summarizes the extensive research that has been conducted to lest equity theory. The third section poin…
Physical attractiveness and dating choice: A test of the matching hypothesis
Choice between Negative Alternatives: Dissonance Reduction or Regret
In 1962 an experiment investigated whether or not individuals commonly experience regret after making decisions. Results suggested Ss probably experienced more regret as time passed. There was no evidence that they ever succeeded in reducing dissonance. One of three current interpretations is that the more negative the choice alternatives, the more post-decisional regret a decision maker should experience. An experimental design to test alternati…
Effect of Reliability and Validity on Power of Statistical Tests
Statistical Significance as a Decision Rule
New directions in equity research
This article consists of four sections: The first section elucidates a general theory of social behavior—equity theory. Equity theory consists of four propositions designed to predict when individuals will perceive that they are justly treated and how they will react when they find themselves enmeshed in unjust relationships. The second section summarizes the extensive research that has been conducted to lest equity theory. The third section poin…
Physical attractiveness and dating choice: A test of the matching hypothesis
Equity and Social Justice
Scholars and social reformers have long been interested in trying to define “social justice.” In this essay, we present a framework for understanding recent theorizing and research on social justice. First we review equity theory. Aristotle proposed a primitive equity model of social justice; in recent years, social philosophers such as Homans, Adams, and Walster, Berscheid, and Walster have reformulated and extended the model. Next we describe t…
Equity and premarital sex
Playing hard to get: Understanding an elusive phenomenon
Equity and extramarital sexuality
Statistical Significance as a Decision Rule
Choice between Negative Alternatives: Dissonance Reduction or Regret
In 1962 an experiment investigated whether or not individuals commonly experience regret after making decisions. Results suggested Ss probably experienced more regret as time passed. There was no evidence that they ever succeeded in reducing dissonance. One of three current interpretations is that the more negative the choice alternatives, the more post-decisional regret a decision maker should experience. An experimental design to test alternati…
Effect of Reliability and Validity on Power of Statistical Tests
Statistical Significance as a Decision Rule
Physical attractiveness and dating choice: A test of the matching hypothesis
Playing hard to get: Understanding an elusive phenomenon
New directions in equity research
This article consists of four sections: The first section elucidates a general theory of social behavior—equity theory. Equity theory consists of four propositions designed to predict when individuals will perceive that they are justly treated and how they will react when they find themselves enmeshed in unjust relationships. The second section summarizes the extensive research that has been conducted to lest equity theory. The third section poin…
Equity and Social Justice
Scholars and social reformers have long been interested in trying to define “social justice.” In this essay, we present a framework for understanding recent theorizing and research on social justice. First we review equity theory. Aristotle proposed a primitive equity model of social justice; in recent years, social philosophers such as Homans, Adams, and Walster, Berscheid, and Walster have reformulated and extended the model. Next we describe t…
Equity and extramarital sexuality
Equity and premarital sex
Equity and Extramarital Sex
Equity and Premarital Sex
Extending Equity Theory
A New Look at Love
Psychology (9 works) · Social Psychology (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Economics (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Equity (law) (4 works) · Mathematics (4 works) · Statistics (4 works) · Cognitive psychology (3 works)