Psychology: Measurement and Statistics
Social Psychology
Interpersonal attraction, any of a variety of positive attitudes toward another person, can take many forms, including
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affiliation: wanting to be with another person
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liking: having a generally positive attitude toward another person
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friendship: a mutual liking between two people, their wanting to be together
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love: a process made up of intimacy, passion, and commitment
Robert Sternberg proposed a triangular model of love and described three components of love, passion, intimacy, and decision/commitment, which combine to create four types of love.
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ideal (consummate) love: (difficult to achieve) passion + intimacy + decision/commitment
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romantic love: intimacy + passion
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companionate love: intimacy + decision/commitment
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fatuous love: passion + decision/commitment
