PSYC 203 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Shy People, Cognitive Therapy, Attachment In Adults
4 Apr 2016
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Friendship repair rituals include all of the following except reliability. Love is difficult to define/ measure/ understand. Most homosexual women prefer to call t hemselves lesbians. Harry assumes that all individuals and relationships are heterosexual until he is told otherwise. One possible problem with generalizing the results of research on romantic love and relationships is that researchers tend to assume that subjects are heterosexual. Research findings suggest that men are more romantic, and women are more likely to display emotions. Men fall in love more easily, but women fall out of love more easily. According to sternberg"s triangular theory of love, the combination of intimacy and passion produces romantic love. Susan and manny"s relationship is characterized by warmth, closeness, and sharing. Their relationship would be considered high in intimacy. Support is not one of the components in robert sternberg"s triangular theory of love. Alicia and michael have thought seriously about splitting up on several occasions.
