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David J. Ley is a clinical psychologist and author, known for his critical stance regarding sex addiction. His first book, Insatiable Wives , won a Silver Medal in the Foreword Magazine Book of the Year in 2009.
One element of David Buss' research involves studying the differences in mate selection between short-term and long-term mating strategies. Individuals differ in their preferences according to whether they are seeking a short or long-term mating strategy (i.e. whether they are looking for a "hook-up" or for a serious relationship).
The biology of romantic love has been explored by such biological sciences as evolutionary psychology, evolutionary biology, anthropology and neuroscience.Specific chemical substances such as oxytocin and dopamine are studied in the context of their roles in producing human experiences, emotions and behaviors that are associated with romantic love.
Ellen Berscheid looked at why people fall in love, the meaning of love, and attraction in close relationships. [ 6 ] In 1983 Berscheid introduced the Emotion-in-Relationships Model (ERM), a theory designed to predict individual's experiences towards emotions .
[12] [13] Undaunted, Hatfield went on to write or co-write many books and papers based on her research, among them A New Look at Love, which won the American Psychological Foundation's National Media Award, and the often-cited Journal of Psychology and Human Sexuality article "Gender Differences in Receptivity to Sexual Offers" (1989).
Relationship science is an interdisciplinary field dedicated to the scientific study of interpersonal relationship processes. [1] Due to its interdisciplinary nature, relationship science is made up of researchers of various professional backgrounds within psychology (e.g., clinical, social, and developmental psychologists) and outside of psychology (e.g., anthropologists, sociologists ...
David J (Haskins) first entered the public consciousness in 1978 as bassist and collaborative songwriter in Bauhaus, the influential gothic rock band from Northampton, England. When that band went ...
Interpersonal attraction, as a part of social psychology, is the study of the attraction between people which leads to the development of platonic or romantic relationships. It is distinct from perceptions such as physical attractiveness , and involves views of what is and what is not considered beautiful or attractive.