Romantic Relationships

Question 1

Between two people; have deep knowledge about each other

Answer 1

Intimate relationship

Question 2

Not the same as love and does not guarantee love, but opens the possibility

Answer 2

Attraction

Question 3

Desire to be close to someone; psychological experience that played crucial role in developing relationships

Answer 3

Interpersonal attraction

Question 4

Factors in romantic relationships

Answer 4

Proximity and familiarity, physical attractiveness and reciprocity, similarity or compatibility

Question 5

Geological nearness

Answer 5

Proximity and familarity

Question 6

“Functional distance”; powerfully detects liking

Answer 6

Proximity

Question 7

Favorite letters of the alphabet; people of different nationalities, languages, and ages prefer the letters appearing in the names

Answer 7

Mere exposure effect

Question 8

Doesn’t breed contempt; increases liking

Answer 8

Familiarity

Question 9

Perceptions of beautiful people, how they are judged, associated with frequency of interactions

Answer 9

Physical attractiveness and reciprocity

Question 10

Tendency for men and women to choose partners who are a good match in attractiveness and other traits

Answer 10

Matching phenomenon

Question 11

Enough for people to guess a face’s attractiveness

Answer 11

.013 second exposure

Question 12

Shapes development of a relationship in the long term

Answer 12

Similarity

Question 13

How you spend money, fill free time, deal with own family

Answer 13

Practical

Question 14

How important sex is to you, comfortable you are with your sexuality

Answer 14

Sexual

Question 15

Having the feeling that you can talk about anything, look at things the same way and agree on the most important things

Answer 15

Wavelength

Question 16

More likely to share common attitudes, beliefs, and values

Answer 16

Similarity and complementarity

Question 17

Developing stable and affectionate interpersonal relationship to survive

Answer 17

Evolutionary adaptation

Question 18

Age of the beginning of romantic interest in Filipinos

Answer 18

13-17 y.o.

Question 19

Social experience rather than a prelude to marry

Answer 19

Dating

Question 20

Process of coming together until they agree to be boyfriend-girlfriend

Answer 20

M.U.

Question 21

Not traditional anymore

Answer 21

Courtship

Question 22

Natural process in the development of an intimate relationship

Answer 22

Mutual understanding

Question 23

Sensing and feeling each other

Answer 23

Pakikiramdam

Question 24

Best and worst moments in life are tied to a love relationship.

Answer 24

Love

Question 25

By Robert Sternberg (1986); has three concepts

Answer 25

Triangular theory of love

Question 26

Emotional component of love

Answer 26

Intimacy

Question 27

Motivational love component

Answer 27

Passion

Question 28

Cognitive-mental love component

Answer 28

Commitment

Question 29

Begins with passionate love and ends with compassionate love characterized by deep affection

Answer 29

Intimate relationship

Question 30

Difficult to maintain over time; have 3 or more love components

Answer 30

Consummate love

Question 31

People arrive at their triangles of love through stories of what they want love to be.

Answer 31

Love as a story

Question 32

Different love stories:

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Fairy-tale story, business story, travel story, theater story, horror story

Question 33

Involves the different styles of love

Answer 33

Lee's Styles of Love

Question 34

Physical beauty

Answer 34

Romantic love style (Eros)

Question 35

"Players"; casual sex

Answer 35

Game-playing love style (Ludus)

Question 36

Dangerous - jealousy, turmoil obsessive love; domestic violence

Answer 36

Possessive love style (Mania)

Question 37

Long-term relationships - stable, commitment, willingness to work; mutually satisfying

Answer 37

Companionate love style (Storge)

Question 38

Selfless, patient, without expectation for reciprocity

Answer 38

Altruistic love style (Agape)

Question 39

Rational, practical, business-like, comapatible interests

Answer 39

Pragmatic love style (Pragma)

Question 40

Proposed by Berscheid and Reis (1998)

Answer 40

Romantic Love and Companionate Love

Question 41

What you feel when you love the person and in love

Answer 41

Romantic love

Question 42

Initial thrill of romance slowly fades while the warmth and affection deepen.

Answer 42

Companionate love

Question 43

Emphasizes emotional closeness and mutual understanding

Answer 43

Love

Question 44

Intense emotional tie between two individuals

Answer 44

Attachment

Question 45

Infant feel same when parent left and confident she would return; easy to get close to othr people

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Secure attachment

Question 46

Hesitant to leave parent's side to explore/interact; finding other people are reluctant to get as close as wanted

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Anxious-ambivalent attachment

Question 47

Avoid parent; difficult to trust people completely, uncomfortable being close to others

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Avoidant attachment

Question 48

Reciprocal exchange of information - intimate relationships

Answer 48

Social penetration theory

Question 49

Intimacy develops when self-disclosure leads to feeling of being understood and cared for

Answer 49

Intimacy model

Question 50

Relationships are social exchange; stay in a relationship if the rewards are higher than the cost of staying

Answer 50

Equity