Worth: 15% of final grade
Format: 11 true/false questions (2 points each), 20 multiple choice questions (3 points
each), 3 short-answer questions (6 points each)
Material: The exam covers chapters 10, 11, and 12.
Review Questions:
1. What is the difference between liking and loving?
-Liking is a feeling of affection & respect that we typically have for our friends.
-Loving is a vastly deeper and more intense emotional experience and consists of three
components: intimacy, caring, and attachment
2. What are passionate and companionate love?
-Companionate love: an intense form of liking defined by emotional investment and
deeply intertwined
- Passionate love: a state of intense emotional and physical longing for union with
another.
3. What are the 6 love types?
-Storge Friendly lovers Stable, predictable, and rooted in friendship
-Agape Forgiving lovers Patient, selfless, giving, and unconditional
-Mania Obsessive lovers Intense, tumultuous, extreme, and all consuming
-Pragma Practical lovers Logical, rational, and founded in common sense
-Ludus Game-playing lovers Uncommitted, fun, and played like a game
-Eros Romantic lovers Sentimental, romantic, idealistic, and committed
4. What are the 6 key elements of romantic relationships?
● Perception: A romantic relationship exists whenever the two partners
perceive that it does
● Diversity: romantic relationships exhibit remarkable diversity in the age,
gender, ethnic, and religious backgrounds, and sexual orientations.
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, ● Choice: enter into romantic relationships through choice, selecting with
whom, and how we initiate and maintain these bonds
● Commitment: strong psychological attachment to a partner and intention
to continue for a long time in the future
● Communication: all relationships start with interpersonal communication.
Once love is born we use interpersonal communication to foster and
maintain it.
● Tensions: competing impulses,or tensions, between ourselves and our
feelings
-Openness vs. protection: we want to be open with our partner, but
keep certain aspects of ourselves protected
-Autonomy vs. connection: desire to bond with other human beings
might be so high our identity might dissolve
- Novelty vs. predictability: predictability spawns boredom. Novelty &
excitement of the relationship wears off
5. What are the 5 theories of romantic attraction?
1. Proximity: being in each other’s presence frequently ….mere exposure
effect
2. Physical Attractiveness: we view beautiful as competent….. Beautiful-is-
good effect…..matching
3. Similarity: birds- of a feather effect… sharing parallel personalities, and
values, likes and dislikes
4. Reciprocal Liking: we tend to be attracted to people who are attracted to
us.
5. Resources: qualities that another person offer such as: sense of humor,
intelligence, kindness, supportiveness, and fun… social exchange theory
6. What are the 5 stages of romantic development?
● Initiating: the “sizing” up of a person you’ve just met or noticed. You judge visual
information to determine if you find them attractive.
● Experimenting: stage where you share demographic info (names,majors , where
you grew up) as well as have small talk.
● Intensifying: you and your partner begin sharing previously withheld information
such as secrets from the past, life goals and dreams.
● Integrating: you and your partner’s personalities become one
● Bonding: a public ritual that announces to the world that you and your partner
have a commitment to each other
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Format: 11 true/false questions (2 points each), 20 multiple choice questions (3 points
each), 3 short-answer questions (6 points each)
Material: The exam covers chapters 10, 11, and 12.
Review Questions:
1. What is the difference between liking and loving?
-Liking is a feeling of affection & respect that we typically have for our friends.
-Loving is a vastly deeper and more intense emotional experience and consists of three
components: intimacy, caring, and attachment
2. What are passionate and companionate love?
-Companionate love: an intense form of liking defined by emotional investment and
deeply intertwined
- Passionate love: a state of intense emotional and physical longing for union with
another.
3. What are the 6 love types?
-Storge Friendly lovers Stable, predictable, and rooted in friendship
-Agape Forgiving lovers Patient, selfless, giving, and unconditional
-Mania Obsessive lovers Intense, tumultuous, extreme, and all consuming
-Pragma Practical lovers Logical, rational, and founded in common sense
-Ludus Game-playing lovers Uncommitted, fun, and played like a game
-Eros Romantic lovers Sentimental, romantic, idealistic, and committed
4. What are the 6 key elements of romantic relationships?
● Perception: A romantic relationship exists whenever the two partners
perceive that it does
● Diversity: romantic relationships exhibit remarkable diversity in the age,
gender, ethnic, and religious backgrounds, and sexual orientations.
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, ● Choice: enter into romantic relationships through choice, selecting with
whom, and how we initiate and maintain these bonds
● Commitment: strong psychological attachment to a partner and intention
to continue for a long time in the future
● Communication: all relationships start with interpersonal communication.
Once love is born we use interpersonal communication to foster and
maintain it.
● Tensions: competing impulses,or tensions, between ourselves and our
feelings
-Openness vs. protection: we want to be open with our partner, but
keep certain aspects of ourselves protected
-Autonomy vs. connection: desire to bond with other human beings
might be so high our identity might dissolve
- Novelty vs. predictability: predictability spawns boredom. Novelty &
excitement of the relationship wears off
5. What are the 5 theories of romantic attraction?
1. Proximity: being in each other’s presence frequently ….mere exposure
effect
2. Physical Attractiveness: we view beautiful as competent….. Beautiful-is-
good effect…..matching
3. Similarity: birds- of a feather effect… sharing parallel personalities, and
values, likes and dislikes
4. Reciprocal Liking: we tend to be attracted to people who are attracted to
us.
5. Resources: qualities that another person offer such as: sense of humor,
intelligence, kindness, supportiveness, and fun… social exchange theory
6. What are the 5 stages of romantic development?
● Initiating: the “sizing” up of a person you’ve just met or noticed. You judge visual
information to determine if you find them attractive.
● Experimenting: stage where you share demographic info (names,majors , where
you grew up) as well as have small talk.
● Intensifying: you and your partner begin sharing previously withheld information
such as secrets from the past, life goals and dreams.
● Integrating: you and your partner’s personalities become one
● Bonding: a public ritual that announces to the world that you and your partner
have a commitment to each other
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