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| factor on love scales composed of items tapping romantic attraction and sexual desire |
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| factor on love scales composed of items tapping feelings of close bonding with another |
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| factor on love scales composed of items tapping decision that one is in love with and committed to another |
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| Sternberg's Triangular Model of Love |
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| a triangle based on Passion, Intimacy, and Commitment that shows different types of loves based on the actions/feelings of relationships |
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| a statistical technique for sorting test items or behaviors into conceptually similar groupings |
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| a state of intense longing for union with another accompanied by physiological arousal |
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| affection and tenderness felt for those whose lives are entwined with our own |
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| individual differences in the tendency to prefer either unrestricted sex (without the necessity of love) or restricted sex (only in the context of a long-term, loving relationship) |
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| Two-Factor Theory of Love |
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| the theory that love consists of general arousal (factor 1), which is attributed to the presence of an attractive person and labeled as love (factor 2) |
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| the human need to form and maintain strong, stable interpersonal relationships |
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| comfort provided by an attachment figure, which allows the person to venture forth more confidently to explore the environment |
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| attachments marked by trust that the other person will continue to provide love and support |
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| Anxious/Ambivalent Attachment Style |
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| attachments marked by fear of abandonment and the feeling that one's needs are not being met |
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| Avoidant Attachment Style |
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| attachments marked by defensive detachment from the other |
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| a disorder involving the fixed (but incorrect) belief that one is loved by another, which persists in the face of strong evidence to the contrary |
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| marital custom in which one man marries one woman |
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| marital custom in which either one man marries more than one woman (polygyny), or one woman marries more than one man (polyandry) |
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| marital arrangement involving one woman and more than one husband |
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| marital arrangement involving one man and more than one wife |
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| each person's benefits and costs in a social relationship should be matched to the benefits and costs of the other |
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| each person in a social relationship provides benefits as the other needs them, without keeping account of individual costs and benefits |
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| demonstrating a combination of masculine and feminine characteristics in one's behaviors |
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| Goals of Romantic Relationships |
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Sexual Gratification
Family Bond
Gaining Resources and Social Status |
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| sex only in context of a long-term relationship |
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| one trait overshadows everything else |
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| Triver's Logic (Parental Investment) |
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more investing sex: more choosy
less investing sex: compete more vigorously |
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| the evolution of characteristics that give organisms reproductive advantages |
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| waste:hip ratio of ~0.7 has been found to be ideal and a marker for fertility in females |
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