PSYC 3611: TRU Open-Learning Final
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Secret romances are good or bad? exciting, but take a toll on you
Women help women avoid contact with
How do friends help us in mate selection? undesirable partners. men help men gain access
to desirable females
Threat to our self-esteem. Threat arises when
Jealousy is triggered by what? we fear that someone we love or care IS about
to desert us for a better mate.
Depends to an important extent on what role
What do we seek in romantic partners? we expect to play in future: provider or
homemaker
1. Passionate love. 2. Compassionate love. 3.
Sternberg's triangle model of love
Decision/Commitment
1. Physical proximity. 2. Appearance. 3.
What is romantic attraction influenced by?
Similarity.
, Passion and Commitment (shallow, no
Fatuous love
intimacy)
Infatuation Passion alone (no intimacy or commitment)
Decision/Commitment alone (no intimacy or
Empty love
passion)
Compassionate love Intimacy and commitment (no passion)
Intimacy alone (true friendship without passion
Liking
or long term commitment)
Romatic love Intimacy and passion (no commitment)
is Sternbergs conceptualization of love
Triangular model of love
relationships
friendship, mutual attraction, shared interests,
Compassionate love is based on
respect and concern for one another's welfare
Love felt by one person for another who does
Unrequited love
not feel love in return
An intense and often unrealistic emotional
response to another person. When this emotion
Passionate love is ecperiences, it is usually perceived as an
indication of true love, but to outside observers
it appears to be infatuation.
a combination of emotions, cognitions and
Love definition behaviors that often play a crucial role in
intimate relationships
Exam Questions Complete Latest
2025/2026 with Correct Answers and
Rationales GRADED A+
Terms in this set (142) Original
Secret romances are good or bad? exciting, but take a toll on you
Women help women avoid contact with
How do friends help us in mate selection? undesirable partners. men help men gain access
to desirable females
Threat to our self-esteem. Threat arises when
Jealousy is triggered by what? we fear that someone we love or care IS about
to desert us for a better mate.
Depends to an important extent on what role
What do we seek in romantic partners? we expect to play in future: provider or
homemaker
1. Passionate love. 2. Compassionate love. 3.
Sternberg's triangle model of love
Decision/Commitment
1. Physical proximity. 2. Appearance. 3.
What is romantic attraction influenced by?
Similarity.
, Passion and Commitment (shallow, no
Fatuous love
intimacy)
Infatuation Passion alone (no intimacy or commitment)
Decision/Commitment alone (no intimacy or
Empty love
passion)
Compassionate love Intimacy and commitment (no passion)
Intimacy alone (true friendship without passion
Liking
or long term commitment)
Romatic love Intimacy and passion (no commitment)
is Sternbergs conceptualization of love
Triangular model of love
relationships
friendship, mutual attraction, shared interests,
Compassionate love is based on
respect and concern for one another's welfare
Love felt by one person for another who does
Unrequited love
not feel love in return
An intense and often unrealistic emotional
response to another person. When this emotion
Passionate love is ecperiences, it is usually perceived as an
indication of true love, but to outside observers
it appears to be infatuation.
a combination of emotions, cognitions and
Love definition behaviors that often play a crucial role in
intimate relationships
