Topic 2: Love

The hormone oxytocin has been referred to as the:

"cuddle chemical" because of its significance in bonding

What percent of the marriages in China, India, and Indonesia (three countries representing 40 percent of the worlds population) are arranged by parents?

80 percent

Phenylethylamine (PEA) is a(n) ____ substance produced in the brain that is associated with peoples reporting that they are experiencing love feelings.

amphetamine-like

Individuals who have had the front part of their brain removed due to brain cancer:

are incapable of feeling love

When men say "I love you," they use the phrase (more often than women):

as a ploy to get the partner to have sex

According to Freuds psychosexual theory, love results from:

blocked biological sexual desires

In medieval Europe, romantic love had its origin in:

both a and b

In colonial America the dowry:

both a and c

Kate delights in male partner having emotional/sexual relationships with other women. The term to describe this phenomenon is:

compersion

Halpern et al. (2005) studied adolescent females and found that for each one point increase in body mass index (BMI), the probability of involvement in a romantic relationship ____ by 6%.

decreased

What is the significance of the fact that 95 percent of U.S. adults marry within their race?

due to social influences, it is an illusion that we are free to marry anyone we want

When a woman is experiencing jealousy, she is most likely to:

eat

What is the most common style of love of women and men college students?

eros

This theory of love emphasizes the emotional bonding of two adults to care for infants.

evolutionary

Using evolutionary theory of love, when is a couple with one child likely to divorce?

fourth year

According to Plato, what is the highest form of love?

homosexual love

Diamond (2003) found that in regard to love:

individuals are biologically wired to fall in love with either sex

Sternbergs concept of liking is which of the following?

intimacy without passion or commitment

According to Demir (2008) involvement in a romantic relationship:

is associated with increasing ones happiness independent of ones personality

High self esteem is associated with all of the following except:

it allows one to be successful in the economic arena

Ira Reisss wheel theory of love has all of the following elements except:

libido attraction

How might watching a scary movie with a partner affect the relationship?

love feelings might increase

The word "philanthropia" means:

love of humankind

Love style where the person keeps you at a distance and dates others simultaneously is:

ludus

The best way to discourage a stalker is to:

make direct statements backed up by behavior of disinterest to the stalker

Another word for "conjugal" love is ____ love.

married

In terms of falling in love at first sight and willingness to marry soon after meeting,:

men are more likely

Schoebi (2008) studied hard (anger) and soft (depression) emotions and found that when one partner displayed hard emotions, the other partner:

mirrored those emotions

In regard to using their "heart" or "head" in making relationship choices:

most college students reported using their heart

Which of the following is most likely to include jealousy?

new relationships of less than one-year duration

Which of the following is an example of anxious jealousy?

obsessive ruminations about the partners alleged infidelity

The lover representing this love style does not become involved in interracial, long-distance, or age-discrepant relationships.

pragma

Which type of lover assesses his or her partner on the basis of assets and liabilities?

pragma

The primary reason for stalking is:

rejection by an intimate or a stranger

Ross (2006) found the effect of telling your partner of your tastes/interests was:

relationship satisfaction might decrease

Which of the following is not used to describe love as experienced by the Chinese?

romance

This psychological factor is associated with the development of love?

self-disclosure

Ancient Buddhists conceived of two types of love:

self-love and creative spiritual attainment

The term "infatuation" comes from the same root word as "fatuous," meaning:

silly or foolish

This term refers to being annoyed and disgusted by a repeated behavior of ones partner.

social allergy

The love a parent has for a child is:

storge

What style of love might your grandparents have for each other?

storge

The "four year itch" identified by Fisher is:

the term for when parents of one child are most likely to divorce

When couples who fell in love at first sight are compared with those who did not:

there is no difference in marital quality

Maria and Max have just begun to see each other regularly¾who will fall in love first?

Max