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Copyright © 2007 Pearson Education Canada6-2 Attraction Physical Attractiveness Is beauty in the eye of the beholder? Anorexia nervosa  Refusal to maintain a healthy body weight  Fear of being overweight  Amenorrhea (continued)

Copyright © 2007 Pearson Education Canada6-3 Attraction Physical Attractiveness (continued) Is beauty in the eye of the beholder? (continued) Waist-to-hip ratio Breast size How traits affect perceptions of physical attractiveness (continued)

Copyright © 2007 Pearson Education Canada6-4 Attraction Physical Attractiveness (continued) What do you look for in a long-term, meaningful relationship? Are attractiveness preferences inherited? Evolutionary perspective Partner preferences in age, gender, and orientation

Copyright © 2007 Pearson Education Canada6-5 Attraction Matching hypothesis People tend to develop romantic relationships with people who are similar to themselves in attractiveness More than beauty similarities

Copyright © 2007 Pearson Education Canada6-6 Attraction Reciprocity Mutual exchange

Copyright © 2007 Pearson Education Canada6-7 Love Greek Heritage Storge Loving attachment and nonsexual affection Binds parents to children Agape Selfless love Generosity and charity (continued)

Copyright © 2007 Pearson Education Canada6-8 Love Greek Heritage (continued) Philia Friendship love Liking and respect Eros Passion

Copyright © 2007 Pearson Education Canada6-9 Love Romantic love in contemporary western culture Infatuation versus “true love” Infatuation Intense absorption in or focus on another person (continued)

Copyright © 2007 Pearson Education Canada6-10 Love Infatuation versus “true love” Infatuation (continued) Sexual desire, elation, general physiological arousal or excitement, passion

Copyright © 2007 Pearson Education Canada6-11 Contemporary Models of Love Love as appraisal of arousal Romantic love Feelings of passion and intimacy Intense physiological arousal Cognitive appraisal (continued)

Copyright © 2007 Pearson Education Canada6-12 Contemporary Models of Love Love as appraisal of arousal (continued) Cognitive appraisal (continued) State of intense physiological arousal connected with a person A cultural setting that idealizes romantic love Attribution of the arousal to feelings of love (continued)

Copyright © 2007 Pearson Education Canada6-13 Contemporary Models of Love Styles of love Romantic love “My lover fits my ideal” Game-playing love “I keep my lover up in the air about my commitment” (continued)

Copyright © 2007 Pearson Education Canada6-14 Contemporary Models of Love Styles of love (continued) Friendship “The best love grows out of an enduring friendship” Logical love “I consider a lover’s potential in life before committing myself” (continued)

Copyright © 2007 Pearson Education Canada6-15 Contemporary Models of Love Styles of love (continued) Possessive, excited love “I get so excited about my love that I cannot sleep” Selfless love “I would do anything I can to help my lover”

Copyright © 2007 Pearson Education Canada6-16 Contemporary Models of Love Sternberg’s triangular theory of love Intimacy Experience of warmth toward another person Passion Intense romantic or sexual desire for another person (continued)

Copyright © 2007 Pearson Education Canada6-17 Contemporary Models of Love Sternberg’s triangular theory of love (continued) Commitment Dedication to maintaining the relationship Compatibility can be represented in terms of the congruence of the triangle

Copyright © 2007 Pearson Education Canada6-18 Contemporary Models of Love Sternberg’s triangular theory of love Intimacy Passion Commitment Romantic Love Companionate Love Consummate Love Fatuous Love

Copyright © 2007 Pearson Education Canada6-19 Contemporary Models of Love Types of love Infatuation Strong sexual desire Intimacy and commitment absent Liking Intimacy present Passion and commitment absent (continued )

Copyright © 2007 Pearson Education Canada6-20 Contemporary Models of Love Types of love (continued) Romantic love Passion and intimacy present Commitment absent Consummate love Combination of passion, intimacy, and commitment (continued)

Copyright © 2007 Pearson Education Canada6-21 Contemporary Models of Love Types of love (continued) Empty love Commitment present Passion and intimacy absent Personal prescription Social prescription (continued)

Copyright © 2007 Pearson Education Canada6-22 Contemporary Models of Love Types of love (continued) Fatuous love Passion and commitment present Intimacy absent Companionate love Intimacy and commitment present Passion absent

Copyright © 2007 Pearson Education Canada6-23 End of Chapter 6