Questions and Answers
What is consummate love composed of?
What characterizes romantic love?
Intimacy + Passion
What is infatuation?
Passion Alone
What does fatuous love consist of?
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What defines empty love?
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What is the main feature of compassionate love?
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What characterizes liking?
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Study Notes
Triangular Theory of Love
- Developed by Robert Sternberg, the theory identifies different types of love based on three components: intimacy, passion, and commitment.
Consummate Love
- Defined as the ideal love, combining intimacy, passion, and commitment.
- Represents a complete and fulfilling relationship.
Romantic Love
- Composed of intimacy and passion.
- Characterized by strong emotional and physical attraction without commitment.
Infatuation
- Identified by passion alone.
- Described as a fleeting and obsessive attraction, often occurring at first sight, lacking intimacy and commitment.
Fatuous Love
- Involves passion and commitment.
- Commitment is based primarily on passion, but lacks depth; typically results in a shallow relationship due to absence of intimacy.
Empty Love
- Consists solely of commitment.
- Involves a decision to stay together without emotional or physical closeness, often seen in stagnant relationships.
Compassionate Love
- Comprised of intimacy and commitment.
- Represents a long-term bond, such as marriage, where initial passion may have diminished over time.
Liking
- Characterized by intimacy alone.
- Refers to deep, platonic friendships that lack romantic passion and long-term commitment.
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Description
Explore Robert Sternberg's Triangular Theory of Love through this quiz. Assess your understanding of the various types of love, such as romantic, consummate, and infatuation, defined by their components: intimacy, passion, and commitment. Test your knowledge of how these elements combine to form different relationships.
