Name and describe the three building blocks of Sternberg's Triangular Theory of Love.

What will be an ideal response?


Intimacy: The experience of warmth toward another person that arises from feelings of closeness and connectedness, and the desire to share one's innermost thoughts.
Passion: Intense romantic or sexual desire, accompanied by physiological arousal.
Commitment: Commitment to maintain the relationship through good times and bad.

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A. barbiturate B. hallucinogen. C. steroid. D. amphetamine.

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Which stimulus should be MOST easily learned as a specific phobia?

a. gun b. car c. rotten fruit d. small spider

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Personal norms are different from social norms in that personal norms

A) are less likely to influence helping. B) have a strong genetic basis, but social norms do not. C) rarely change, whereas social norms change rapidly. D) reflect internal standards for behavior, whereas social norms reflect moral rules of a culture.

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Prior to Taylor and Brown's (1988) important article, it had always been assumed that ________ is a cornerstone of good mental health

A) being realistic B) being open and communicative with others C) a high sense of self-worth D) feeling fully in control E) a supportive family of origin

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