Chapter 7 - Attraction and Love - Binding Forces

Question 1

Anorexia Nervosa

Answer 1

A potentially life-threatiening eating disorder characterized by refusal to maintain a health body weight, intense fear of becoming overweight, a distorted body image, and, in females, late of menstruation (amenhorrhea).

Question 2

Attraction-Similarity Hypothesis

Answer 2

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

Question 3

Propinquity

Answer 3

Nearness.

Question 4

Reciprocity

Answer 4

Mutual exchange.

Question 5

Homogamy

Answer 5

Like marrying like.

Question 6

Agape

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Philia

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Eros

Answer 8

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

Question 9

Storge

Answer 9

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

Question 10

Infatuation

Answer 10

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

Question 11

Intimacy

Answer 11

Closeness, characterized by deep knowledge and understanding of another person.

Question 12

Passion

Answer 12

A powerful, compelling emotion.

Question 13

Commitment

Answer 13

A pledge, or decision to maintain a relationship.

Question 14

_______ is found to be universally attractive in women.

(a) A good complexion
(b) Slenderness
(c) Plumpness
(d) Socially dominant behavior

Answer 14

(a) A good complexion

Question 15

Susan Sprecher and her colleagues found that women are more willing than men to marry someone who is

(a) six or more years yonder than they are.
(b) not good looking.
(c) less well educated than they are.
(d) not likely to hold a steady job.

Answer 15

(b) not good looking.

Question 16

Loving attachment, deep friendship, or nonsexual affection describe the ancient Greek concept of

(a) agape.
(b) storge.
(c) eros.
(d) philia.

Answer 16

(d) philia.

Question 17

People who say “I keep my lover up in the air about my commitment,” or “I got over love affairs pretty easily” appear to be in the _____ style of love.

(a) logical
(b) romantic
(c) game-playing
(d) possessive

Answer 17

(c) game-playing

Question 18

According to Sternberg, romantic love involves

(a) passion and intimacy.
(b) passion and commitment.
(c) intimacy and commitment.
(d) passion alone.

Answer 18

(a) passion and intimacy.

Question 19

According to the NHSLS, the sex partners of nearly ____% of single European American men are European American women.

(a) 34
(b) 54
(c) 74
(d) 94

Answer 19

(d) 94

Question 20

In his study on gender differences in preferences for mates across 37 cultures, Buss found that

(a) men preferred women who earned more money than they did.
(b) women preferred men who were older than they were.
(c) only European men expressed and interest in marriage.
(d) evolutionary forces contributed to preferences in some cultures but not in others.

Answer 20

(b) women preferred men who were older than they were.

Question 21

Helen Fisher and her colleagues found that the ____ is highly active when we experience a new romantic love.

(a) regular activating system
(b) prefrontal cortex
(c) metatarsal-phalangeal joint
(d) caudate nucleus

Answer 21

(d) caudate nucleus

Question 22

In his study on gender differences in preferences for mates, Buss found that both men and women placed greatest emphasis on

(a) intelligence.
(b) income potential.
(c) facial features.
(d) complexion.

Answer 22

(a) intelligence.

Question 23

The Hendricks found that college men were significantly more likely that college women to develop a _____ love style.

(a) friendly
(b) logical
(c) romantic
(d) possessive

Answer 23

(c) romantic