Chapter 8 - Love

Question 1

What are romantic relationships based on (4)

Answer 1

-Who we are
-Who our family/friends/partners are
-Time/place/experience (context)
-Societal perspectives

Question 2

Before love was considered, why was marriage important? (3)

Answer 2

-Create family alliances
-Economic gain
-Have children (inheritance)

Question 3

Sternberg’s Triangular Theory of Love

Answer 3

-Intimacy
-Passion
-Commitment

Question 4

Sternberg’s Intimacy

Answer 4

feelings of warmth, understanding, trust, support

Question 5

Sternberg’s passion

Answer 5

physical arousal and desire, excitement, and need

Question 6

Stenberg’s commitment

Answer 6

permanence, stability, and the decisions to devote oneself to a relationship and to work to maintain it.

Question 7

Sternberg’s romantic love

Answer 7

Passion and Intimacy

Question 8

Sternberg’s Companionate Love

Answer 8

Intimacy and Commitment

Question 9

Sternberg’s Fatuous love

Answer 9

Passion and Commitment

Question 10

Sternbeg’s nonlove

Answer 10

intimacy, passion, and commitment are all absent, love does not exist.

Question 11

Sternberg’s liking

Answer 11

intimacy, passion, and commitment are all absent, love does not exist.

Question 12

Sternberg’s infatuation

Answer 12

intimacy is high but passion and commitment are very low.

Question 13

Sternberg’s infatuation

Answer 13

Strong passion in the absence of intimacy or commitment is infatuation

Question 14

Sternberg’s empty love

Answer 14

Commitment without intimacy or passion is empty love.

Question 15

Sternberg’s consummate love

Answer 15

Passion, commitment, intimacy

Question 16

Is consummate love dynamic or static

Answer 16

dynamic, hard to maintain, lots of ebb and flow.

Question 17

How does love affect the body’s physiology? (2)

Answer 17

-Increased dopamine
-Increased memory capacity

Question 18

What aspects of love do the biological systems respond to? (3)

Answer 18

-Lust
-Attraction
-Attachment

Question 19

How does the body respond to lust

Answer 19

hormone release driven by goal of reproduction

Question 20

How does the body respond to attraction

Answer 20

neurotransmitter dopamine

Question 21

How does the body respond to attachment

Answer 21

regulated by oxytocin to create comfort + connection

Question 22

Which hormone is arousal fueled by

Answer 22

Adrenaline

Question 23

Two components of passionate attraction

Answer 23

(1) physiological arousal such as a fast heart beat
(2) the belief that another person is the cause of your arousal

Question 24

How do positive and negative arousal affect our attraction

Answer 24

Enhances our feelings of romantic attraction

Question 25

Rubin (1973) love scale involves (3)

Answer 25

-Intimacy -Caring -Dependence (passion)

Question 26

Which neurotransmitter does romantic love release

Answer 26

neurotransmitter dopamine

Question 27

dopamine

Answer 27

activates pleasure centres

Question 28

Which neuropeptide does companionate love release

Answer 28

Oxytocin

Question 29

Oxytocin

Answer 29

promotes relaxation and reduces stress

Question 30

Compassionate love

Answer 30

altruistic care and concern for partner's wellbeing (intimacy with caring)

Question 31

Styles of Loving (Lee 1988) (6)

Answer 31

-Eros -Ludus -Storge -Mania -Agape -Pragma

Question 32

Eros

Answer 32

finds good looks compelling and seeks an intense, passionate relationship.

Question 33

Ludus

Answer 33

considers love to be a game and likes to play the field.

Question 34

Storge

Answer 34

prefers friendships that gradually grow into lasting commitments.

Question 35

Mania

Answer 35

demanding, possessive, and excitable.

Question 36

Agape

Answer 36

Atruistic and dutiful

Question 37

Pragma

Answer 37

Practical, careful, logical in seeking a mate.

Question 38

unrequited love

Answer 38

romantic and passionate attraction to someone who did not return that interest

Question 39

Is the distinction between romantic and companionate love dependent on cultural context

Answer 39

No, it is universal

Question 40

What happens to romantic love after marriage

Answer 40

Decreases

Question 41

Why does romantic love decline over time

Answer 41

fantasy erodes with time and experience.

Question 42

Coolidge effect

Answer 42

effect of novelty arousal, increased arousal with a new partner

Question 43

How does age effect love

Answer 43

people mellow with age, experience less intense love as time goes by.