Deck 6: Love and Loving

Question 1

A ________ is a mental blueprint of sorts that we carry internally, and presents an image of the "ideal" love relationship that is shaped by our experiences with love in infancy and early childhood. It is also informed by the attitudes of love and sexuality of our parents or primary caregivers.

A) love map
B) prototype
C) genogram
D) love story

Answer 1

A

Question 2

What activist claimed that lovemaking and procreation were two entirely different experiences and further gained national attention when she claimed that women had the right to control their own fertility?

A) Margaret Sanger
B) Gloria Steinem
C) Helen Gurley Brown
D) Susan B. Anthony

Answer 2

A

Question 3

The ancient Greeks distinguished between the different key qualities of, or types of, love. Which term was used to describe the affectionate feelings shared between friends and family?

A) storge
B) eros
C) philos
D) agape

Answer 3

C

Question 4

The ancient Greeks distinguished between the different key qualities of or types of love. Which love was thought to be a self-sacrificing, spiritual love that looked out for the interests and well being of others?

A) eros
B) storge
C) philos
D) agape

Question 5

Recognizing that love is a process that undergoes change, Robert Sternberg proposed that love relationships consist of three interconnected components. What are they?

A) passion, intimacy, and commitment
B) intimacy, longevity, and sex
C) communication, sex, and compatibility
D) intimacy, education, and longevity

Question 6

Love partners sometimes arrange weddings that take place without parental approval and/or knowledge. This is known as _____.

A) civil partnership
B) elopement
C) contractual arrangement
D) clandestine marriage

Question 7

Researchers describe ________ as a wildly powerful emotion that is experienced as intense longing for the selected love object, along with profound sexual arousal and confused feelings. Passionate love can either be a blissful experience if the love is reciprocated, or a negative experience if the love is ignored.

A) committed love
B) infatuation
C) passionate love
D) passionate romance

Question 8

_______ relationships tend to end as quickly as they begin.

A) Companionate
B) Committed
C) Temporary
D) Fatuous

Question 9

________ refers to an intense, extravagant, and often short-lived passion for another person, and many times these feelings are confused for love.

A) Passionate love
B) Infatuation
C) Committed love
D) Love story

Question 10

Unlike passionate love where feelings may wax and wane, ________ is characterized by deep, mature, affectionate attachment bonds.

A) romantic love
B) romantic infatuation
C) limerence
D) companionate love

Question 11

________ refers to loving another person as a conscious act of will; it is a deliberate choice.

A) Deliberation
B) Commitment
C) Choice
D) Limerence

Question 12

Of Sternberg's eight love types, this one is characterized by the absence of intimacy, commitment, and passion.

A) empty love
B) liking
C) nonlove
D) companionate love

Question 13

_______ is the obsessive following, observing, or contacting of another person, or the obsessive attempt to engage in any of these activities.

A) Passionate love
B) Romantic infatuation
C) Limerence
D) Stalking

Question 14

The ancient Greeks distinguished between the different key qualities of, or types of, love. Which term was used to describe the sexual, physical components of love?

A) philos
B) eros
C) agape
D) storge

Question 15

With regards to "love," culture plays a key role in _____.

A) the experience of love
B) the definition of love
C) how individuals display emotions
D) all of the above

Question 16

In some countries, marriages are decisions that are based on collectivist reasons. Which of the following is an example of this type of culture?

A) United States
B) United Kingdom
C) India
D) Canada

Question 17

Hatfield found that sometimes couples in relationships become completely absorbed with each other and exclude friends and family. This is known as _____.

A) romantic infatuation
B) passionate commitment
C) real love
D) passive infatuation

Question 18

During the ________ , the virginal, shy, virtuous woman was the epitome of the attitude towards sexuality and the role of women.

A) the "Roaring Twenties"
B) the Baroque period
C) the middle ages and the Renaissance
D) Victorian era

Question 19

One of Sternberg's eight love types, this type of love is void of passion and intimacy. Commitment is the only element in the relationship.

A) nonlove
B) consummate love
C) liking
D) empty love

Question 20

Research reveals that there are four stages of jealousy. Which of the following is NOT one of these stages?

A) suspecting the threat
B) revealing emotions
C) coping
D) emotionally reacting

Question 21

The central emotion behind jealousy is anger.

Question 22

The physical and emotional exhilaration, the fever-pitched excitement, and the sexually charged atmosphere that accompanies infatuation may be more the work of the not-very-romantic-sounding neurotransmitters and hormones than the work of rational decision-making.

Question 23

One of Sternberg's eight love types, this type is considered to be total, whole, absolute, and all-inclusive. This type of love combines all three elements of love, intimacy, commitment, and passion.

A) companionate love
B) consummate love
C) romantic love
D) fatuous love

Question 24

________ love is expressed between emotionally mature adults who recognize that love is a give-and-take process.

A) Dependent
B) Independent
C) Responsive
D) Interdependent

Question 25

According to research, American students have a greater degree of closeness in their romantic relationships than Korean students do.

Question 26

One of Sternberg's eight love types, this love type combines the elements of intimacy and commitment. While it often starts as romantic love, it is then transformed into this as couples take time to build intimacy.

A) consummate love
B) romantic love
C) companionate love
D) liking

Question 27

Research concludes that the experience and definition of love are culturally determined.

Question 28

Individuals in this type of adult love relationship have little difficulty seeking or maintaining closeness (physical, emotional, affectional) with another. They don't fear being abandoned or losing their partner. These adults report enduring, happy, warm, trusting relationships that promote self-esteem.

A) avoidant attachment types
B) secure attachment types
C) limerent attachment types
D) anxious/ambivalent attachment types

Question 29

________ is best described as an emotional or affectional bond that ties or binds the child to the parent or primary caregiver.

A) Attachment
B) Interdependent love
C) Dependent love
D) Limerence

Question 30

Love has been assigned over 20 definitions in the dictionary, as well as in the thesaurus.

Question 31

Collectivist cultures promote the well-being and goals of the individual, rather than the well-being and goals of the collective group.

Question 32

One of Sternberg's eight love types, intimacy is the sole element in this relationship. There is typically no passion or commitment.

A) liking
B) nonlove
C) empty love
D) fatuous love

Question 33

By the 1930s, romantic attraction to another became the most acceptable form of choosing a life mate.

Question 34

One of Sternberg's eight love types, intimacy and passion are the elements that comprise this love. Because of the physical and/or sexual attraction and arousal that accompanies this type of love, it is thought to be a more intense form of love than liking.

A) romantic love
B) consummate love
C) fatuous love
D) infatuated love

Question 35

One of Sternberg's eight love types, this type consists of passion only; this is the stuff that television dating shows and "Hollywood" marriages are made of, but not long-term marriages.

A) companionate love
B) infatuated love
C) romantic love
D) fatuous love

Question 36

Fatuous (infatuation) relationships tend to last a relatively long time.

Question 37

People's self concepts, personal goals, and larger society are distinct and separate in collectivist societies.

Question 38

________ love promotes the well-being of another with no expectation of reciprocity or return, and it is difficult to specifically pin-point the rewards or benefits such a love relationship provides.

A) Storge
B) Consummate love
C) Altruistic
D) Philos

Question 39

One of Sternberg's eight love types, this type combines passion and commitment and often results in a sprint towards a cohabiting partnership or down the marital aisle. But because the relationship lacks intimacy and the time necessary for intimacy to grow and develop, and because passion will fade sooner or later, the only element remaining is commitment.

A) companionate love
B) consummate love
C) infatuated love
D) fatuous love

Question 40

Contrary to popular belief, the Puritans and Pilgrims showed themselves to be romantically sentimental-and thoroughly enjoyed sex within the confines of marriage.

Question 41

The text states that commitment can be thought of as the "cognitive component" in a love relationship. Explain.

Question 42

Compare and contrast "simple infatuation" with "romantic infatuation."

Question 43

Murray Bowan created genograms, which are diagrams with various figures that serve to illustrate relationships between family members.

Question 44

Ira Reiss' Wheel Theory of Love suggests four stages or processes of love. What are they?

Question 45

Define "intimacy."

Question 46

Of the three components of Sternberg's theory, passion is the most intense and immediate.

Question 47

What is "cyber-stalking"?

Question 48

Name the five "costs" of love found in Vuong's Love Economic Model.

Question 49

Please explain "mutual dependency," one of Reiss' four stages of love.

Question 50

Define some characteristics of Hazan and Shaver's notion of Anxious/Ambivalent Attachment Types.

Question 51

What is storge love? What are some characteristics of storgic love?

Question 52

Define some characteristics of Hazan and Shaver's notion of Avoidant Attachment Types.

Question 53

It is impossible to arrive at companionate love without liking each other.

Question 54

Jealousy, envy, protectiveness, and exclusivity are the hallmark traits of storgic lovers.

Question 55

In her research, Elaine Hatfield refers to the exclusivity of romantic infatuation. Explain.

Question 56

In the English language, the word "love" has many meanings. Write three sentences demonstrating this concept.

Question 57

Are sex and passion synonymous? Explain.

Question 58

The growth from dependent love to interdependent love is a process that takes place during adolescence.

Question 59

A key concept that differentiates adult-infant love from adult-adult love is the concept of reciprocity. Explain.

Question 60

Please explain "self-revelation," one of Reiss' four stages of love.

Question 61

Compare and contrast infatuation with companionate love.

Question 62

Love is perhaps the most overused word in the English language. Explain.

Question 63

Name and explain Vuong's equation for the benefits of love.

Question 64

Lee, Hendrick and Hendrick created instruments with which to measure the varying types of love. Included in their work are the concepts of "Ludus" love, "Manic" love, "Pragma" love, and "Agape" love. Explain these four concepts.

Question 65

Stalking exists in many forms, and sometimes victims don't even realize that it is happening because it can be subtle. The text lists five general types of stalkers. Name and explain three.