Psych 221 Chapter 8 Vocabulary

Passion

Factor on love scales composed of items tapping romantic attention and sexual desire

Intimacy

Factor on love scales composed of items tapping feelings of close bonding with another

Passion

Factor on love scales composed of items tapping romantic attention and sexual desire

Intimacy

Factor on love scales composed of items tapping feelings of close bonding with another

Decision/commitment

Factor on love scales composed of items tapping decision that one is in love with and committed to another

Factor analysis

A statistical technique for sorting test items or behaviors into conceptually similar groupings

Companionate love

Affection and tenderness felt for those whose lives are entwined with our own

Passionate love

A state of intense longing for union with another

Nurturant love

Feelings of tenderness and concern, central to parents caring for their children

Attachment love

Desire to be cared for, and protected by, another person

Two-factor theory

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)

Need to belong

The human need to form and maintain strong, stable interpersonal relationships

Secure base

Comfort provided by an attachment figure, which allows the person to venture forth more confidently to explore the environment

Secure attachment style

Attachments marked by trust that the other person will continue to provide love and support

Anxious/ambivalent attachment style

Attachments marked by fear of abandonment and the feeling that one’s needs are not being met

Avoidant attachment style

Attachments marked by defensive detachment from the other

Monogamy

Marital custom involving two people, most typically one man married to one woman

Polygamy

Marital custom in which either one man marries more than one woman (polygyny) or one woman marries more than one man (polyandry)

Polyandry

Marital arrangement involving one woman and more than one husband

Polygyny

Marital arrangement involve one man and more than one wife

Equity rule

Each person’s benefits and costs in a social relationship should be matched to the benefits and costs of the others

Need-based rule

Each person in a social relationship provides benefits as the other needs them, without keeping account of individual costs and benefits

Androgynous

Demonstrating a combination of masculine and feminine characteristics in one’s behaviors