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VR Support for absence of gating {Ans: McKenna and Bargh, CMC use by lonely and socially anxious peolple, able to express their true selves more in CMC, 71% of romantic relationships initially formed online survive more than 2 years (higher proportion than offline) This compares well with relationships for shy people formed in the offline world (e.g. 49% in a study by Kirkpatrick and Davis 1994). This suggests that shy people do benefit online presumably because the gating that obstructs FtF relationships is absent online.}Limitation of ET (Cultural Limitations) {Ans: • may not apply to all cultures. • Katherine Aumer-Ryan et al. (2007) found that there are cultural differences in the link between equity and satisfaction. • Couples from an individualist culture (US) considered their relationships to be most Satisfying when the relationship was equitable, whereas partners in collectivist culture (Jamaica) were most satisfied when they were over benefitting. • This was true of both men and women, so cannot be explained by gender differences. • This suggests that the theory is limited because it only applies to some cultures.}sedation effect {Ans: • As well as having antipsychotic properties chlorpromazine is also an effective sedative. • its