- Describe the social needs satisfied by interpersonal relationships.
- Compare and contrast child and adult attachment categories.
- Describe the types of loneliness that can be experienced when social needs are not met.
- Explain the effects of proximity, familiarity, similarity, and physical attractiveness on interpersonal attraction.
- Compare and contrast evolutionary and sociocultural explanations for sex differences in the characteristics used in mate selection.
- Compare and contrast the role of love in mate selection in individualistic and collectivist cultures.
- Compare and contrast passionate and companionate love, and indicate how these relate to Sternberg’s triangular theory of love.
