Chapter 6

Question 1

Attraction-similarity hypothesis

Answer 1

The view that people tend to develop romantic relationships with people who are similar to themselves in factors such as physical attractiveness, cultural background, personality traits, and interests

Question 2

Homogamy

Answer 2

Like marrying like

Question 3

Propinquity

Answer 3

Nearness

Question 4

Storge

Answer 4

Loving attachment and nonsexual affection; the type of emotion that binds parents to children

Question 5

agape

Answer 5

Selfless love; a kind of love that is similar to generosity and charity

Question 6

philia

Answer 6

friendship love, which is based on liking and respect rather than sexual desire

Question 7

eros

Answer 7

The kind of love that is closest in meaning to the modern-day concept of passion

Question 8

infatuation

Answer 8

A state of intense absorption in or focus on another person, which is usually accompanied by sexual desires, elation, and general physiological arousal or excitement