Lesson 4

Our romantic view of love-based marriage is based on which social class?

middle

According to Sternberg's triangular theory of love, the combination of intimacy and passion results in

romantic love.

Bridget is very attractive. Therefore, others assume she is also intelligent and kind. This phenomenon is referred to as the:

the halo effect

Hendrick and Hendrick's Love Attitude Scale is an instrument based on

John Lee's six styles of love.

The combination of intimacy, passion, and commitment results in

consummate love.

When we first meet someone, intimacy increases rapidly as we

make critical discoveries about each other.

The hook up culture is believed to

make relationship building more difficult.

For Allen and Sara love involves sleepless nights and painful, anxiety-filled days. This illustrates _____ love.

mania

Romantic love has been the basis for family formation in the United States for

most of the last two centuries.

Davis and Patty have developed ways of acting and being that cannot be fulfilled alone. Reiss refers to this as

mutual dependency.

All of the following are components of the Wheel Theory of Love EXCEPT

normative inputs.

Meg tends to anticipate and overreact to rejection. Meg's behavior is an example of

rejection sensitivity.

_____ is the tendency to marry people much like ourselves.

Homogamy

________________ or deceptive love is whirlwind love; it begins the day a couple meet and quickly results in cohabitation or engagement, then marriage.

Fatuous

Which of the following statements regarding sex differences in jealousy is true?

Gender differences in jealousy have been found in the U. S., China, Germany, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, and Sweden.

Bill and Linda have a type of love that is chaste, patient, and understanding. John Lee refers to this as _____ love.

agape

According to attachment theory

all important love relationships are attachments.

Same-sex couples appear to have more equal relationships than heterosexual couples

all of the above -in their division of labor. -in how they argue. -in how they resolve conflicts.

What is jealousy?

a yardstick for measuring insecurity or possessiveness.

Lucy feels unworthy of love and needs approval from others. She fears that her boyfriend does not really love her. Her attachment style is

anxious/ambivalent

Infants who sense their mother's detachment and rejection when they desire close bodily contact develop a(n) _____________ attachment style.

avoidant

According to Dolores Borland, we should think of love not as a wheel but rather as a

clockspring

According to your text, intimacy refers to

closeness between two people.

Companionate love consists of

commitment and intimacy.

Those who are dissatisfied with __________________ love often engage in extra-relational affairs to maintain the passion in their lives.

companionate

Which of the components of Sternberg's theory of love refers to the elements of romance, attraction, and sexuality in a relationship?

passion

Intimate relationships provide us with all of the following benefits EXCEPT

preventing depression.

Juan and Sue feel that they understand each other in a special way. Reiss refers to this as

rapport

Kate decided to leave her husband because she believed she was putting much more into the relationship than she was getting out of it. Kate's decision to leave was affected by

the balance of costs and benefits.