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| What doest Sternbers triangular love focus on? |
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The three compononets of love (intimacy, passion, commitment)
-these components change as the relationship develops |
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-The "Warm"Componet
-seen as most foundational to love
-often central component of love
-moderately stable over the course of a relationship |
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refers to the internal feelings of closeness and interpersonal warmth, which are not directly observable by others.
-intmacy of what we feel inside
-likely to increase but does reach a platau |
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refers to ecternal behavioral manifestations of affection and closenss such as disclosing intimate feelings to a partner or spending extra time with each other
-tends to grow at begining of relationship but then declines over times |
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| Can you control your intimacy |
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| intimacy is moderatly controllable, meaning that people have some power to manage ther intimate feelings but not to a great extent |
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-the "Hot component
-consists of motivation and arousal
-not just sexual arousal
-Lee predicticte passion and romance would be high during the initial stages of relationship but decrease as relationship became predictable
-requieres energy and excitment (can become stressful for Long term relationships)
-Hard to control |
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The "Cool" Aspect
-commitment to maintain love in a relationship
-called "cool" because based on cognition and decsion making
-in the triangle it is the most stable over time and important for keeping relationship stable and satistying
-most controllable |
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