Which one of the following statements is accurate?

a) It is common for passionate love to diminish over time in long-term romantic relationships.
b) Partners who do not remain passionately in love with each other over the entire course of their relationship typically have mental disorders.
c) In most romantic relationships, passion and excitement remain at extremely high levels over time.
d) It is rare and unusual for passionate love to fade over time in a truly romantic relationship.


a) It is common for passionate love to diminish over time in long-term romantic relationships.

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Which of the following best describes the human sexual motivation?

A. A drive to engage in long-term, non-sexual relationships B. An emotion that has very little effect on behavior C. A simple drive to reproduce D. A powerful and unusual incentive for behavior E. A behavioral abnormality

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A researcher is studying the incidence of child abuse in a particular city. She sends a questionnaire to 1,000 randomly selected students' homes. The questions ask how frequently parents engage in certain behaviors like hitting, criticizing, and punishing their children. Only less than 500 questionnaires are returned. Which of the following problems is evident in this scenario?

A. the problem of response B. the problem of refusal C. the problem of self-serving bias D. the problem of attentional bias

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