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Created on: 16-05-17 19:45

who conducted the love quiz?

Hazan and Shaver

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What was the aim of the love quiz?

to find out whether romantic love among adults shows the same attachment styles as those found between children and their parents, in terms of being secure or insecure.

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How was the love quiz conducted?

The researchers used a survey printed in a newspaper, presented as a “love quiz”. The first 620 responses were analysed – 205 from men and 415 from women. 42% of participants were married and 31% were dating. Questions asked about issues such as fear

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What was the findings to the love quiz experiment?

The researchers analysed the responses to the questions and categorised each participant into one of three groups: Securely attached: has a healthy balance between wanting closeness and being comfortable with independence. Avoidant: tends to avoid cl

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What is a limitation of the love quiz?

A limitation is that there is no way of knowing if the same individuals who report secure adult relationships were also securely attached as children. Therefore, although the results did in principle support the researchers' continuity hypothesis of

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to find out whether romantic love among adults shows the same attachment styles as those found between children and their parents, in terms of being secure or insecure.

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