ABSTRACT
Classical learning theories have been used to a limited extent to account for aspects of interpersonal attraction and interactions within relationships. For example Lott and Lott (1974) applied a classical conditioning paradigm to a study of children. The children were divided into groups of three, and each group played a game in which one or more members were rewarded whilst others were not. Each child was then asked which children he or she would like to take along on their next family holiday. Children who had been rewarded were more likely to choose members from their own group than children who had not. The data were explained in terms of association between the reward and other members of the group.
