Deck 7: Love and Emotion

Question 1

When people think of their romantic partners with lustful thoughts, changes in the brain are associated with which of the following?

A) androgens and estrogens
B) oxytocin and vasopressin
C) dopamine and serotonin
D) indoleamine and serotonin

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The frequency with which partners think about each other is strongly associated with their subjective feelings of being in love. This suggests that love can be explained in terms of …

A) misattribution of arousal
B) love as preoocupation with the other
C) love as intense liking
D) love as changes in brain chemistry

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Which of the following is not included in Rempel and Burris (2005) typology of love?

A) erotic love
B) enrichment
C) mania
D) regard

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Lee's type theory of love is known as …

A) misattribution of arousal
B) love as preoocupation with the other
C) love as distinct from liking
D) the colors of love

Question 5

Which of the following is a primary love style according to Lee?

A) Agape
B) Storge
C) Pragma
D) Mania

Question 6

The lover who is concerned with the physical attributes of the partner is characterized by which love style?

A) Eros
B) Pragma
C) Storge
D) Agape

Question 7

According to love styles theory, mixing Eros and Ludus produces which secondary love style?

A) Pragma
B) Mania
C) Agape
D) Storge

Question 8

According to the triangular theory of love, what kind of love results from the presence of decision/commitment?

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

Question 9

The presence of intimacy and liking is indicative of _______.

A) fatuous love
B) empty love
C) romantic love
D) infatuation

Question 10

According to the triangular theory of love, liking is comprised of …

A) passion and commitment
B) commitment and intimacy
C) passion alone
D) intimacy alone

Question 11

According to Hatfield (1988) , _______ is characterterized by an intense longing for a complete union with one's partner.

A) companionate love
B) passionate love
C) fatuous love
D) infatuation

Question 12

With regard to gender differences in the experience of love, empirical evidence suggests that …

A) men and women experience love in exactly the same way
B) effects of gender on the experience of love may be mediated by other variables
C) men fall in love more quickly and women fall out of love more quickly
D) women are more likely to believe in love at first sight

Question 13

Hatfield (1988) found that children …

A) are incapable of understanding adult love
B) avoid situations that involve the opposite sex
C) experience as much passionate love as adults
D) confuse passion with material gain

Question 14

According to Berscheid, love can diminish over time because …

A) we have fewer disrupting events that result in strong emotions
B) we have more positive and fewer negative emotions in general
C) our transactive memory inhibits interactions with our partner
D) we become less dependent on our partner

Question 15

Which of the following is not one of the three important transition points for couples?

A) before and after they got engaged
B) before and after they were married
C) before and after the birth of their first child
D) before and after the children left home

Question 16

A social emotion that arises from transgressions that involve harming others is …

A) shame
B) embarrassment
C) guilt
D) anger

Question 17

According to Fehr's prototype model, _______ is a central feature of love while _______ is a peripheral feature.

A) scary; butterflies in the stomach
B) uncertainty; friendship
C) caring; dependency
D) supportiveness; acceptance

Question 18

Friendship, honesty, and loyalty are all _______ features of love according to Fehr's prototype model?

A) peripheral
B) central
C) parallel
D) undifferentiated

Question 19

The experience of lust is marked by high levels of what chemical(s) in the brain?

A) dopamine and norepinephrine
B) androgens and estrogens
C) serotonin
D) oxytocin

Question 20

The experience of attachment is associated with which neurotransmitters?

A) dopamine and norepinephrine
B) androgens and estrogens
C) serotonin
D) oxytocin

Question 21

According to a study on hormonal changes and relationship status that found a ""hormone-equalizing"" pattern, women in relationships had …

A) higher testosterone levels than single women
B) higher estrogen levels than single women
C) lower testosterone levels than single women
D) lower estrogen levels than single women.

Question 22

John Lee's proposal for types of love includes which three types he considered ""primary"" love styles?

A) Id, Ego, and Superego
B) companionate, affectionate, and attachment
C) Eros, Storge, and Ludus
D) Mania, Pragma, and Agape

Question 23

Relationship satisfaction tends to be negatively correlated with Lee's love style of …

A) Eros
B) Storge
C) Ludus
D) all of the above

Question 24

Sternberg's triangular theory of love includes intimacy, passion, and …

A) investment
B) commitment
C) self-disclosure
D) attachment

Question 25

________ initially develops slowly in a relationship but levels off when big steps are taken such as moving in together or having children together.

A) intimacy
B) passion
C) attachment
D) commitment

Question 26

Unrequited passionate love can lead to feelings of …

A) ecstasy and elatedness
B) anxiety and despair
C) happiness and fulfillment
D) psychological well-being

Question 27

As relationships mature, they usually become more _______ and less ______.

A) companionate; passionate
B) passionate; companionate
C) conflicted; fulfilling
D) chaotic; reliable

Question 28

Transactive memory in relationships refers to …

A) an overactive working memory
B) an underactive long-term memory
C) the overlap of many mental tasks between relationship partners
D) the division of mental labor that many couples adopt to function interdependently

Question 29

Longitudinal and cross-sectional studies on the development of love over time suggests that love …

A) decreases with age
B) increases with age
C) is stable over time
D) is not related to age

Question 30

_______ is usually a result of moral transgressions that harm others and can be a motivating factor in maintaining communal relationships.

A) guilt
B) shame
C) lying
D) neglect

Question 31

One of Lee's secondary love styles, derived from Eros and Storge and characterized by selflessness and altruism, is known as …

A) Mania
B) Pragma
C) Agape
D) Ludus

Question 32

_______ defined love as a compensatory mechanism that kicked in whenever the desire for a sexual union was blocked.

A) John Watson
B) Susan Fiske
C) Sigmund Freud
D) Ivan Pavlov

Question 33

Which of the following defintions of love is matched correctly with its school of thought?

A) love as frustration; social psychology
B) love as an innate response elicited by the stimulation of erogenous zones; behaviorism
C) love as an attitude; psychodynamics
D) all of the above

Question 34

In making his distinction between love and liking, Rubin (1970) suggested all of the following, except …

A) liking is based on independence
B) liking involves a favorable evaluation of the other person
C) love is marked by affiliation and dependence
D) love involves a desire to help the other person

Question 35

Which of the following is considered to be a central feature of love, as proposed by Fehr's prototype model?

A) dependency
B) uncertainty
C) euphoria
D) trust

Question 36

Shame is a social emotion that involves all of the following, exept …

A) doing something ridiculous
B) hurting another person purposefully
C) doing something dishonorable
D) engaging in improper behaviors