Explain how the production of neurotransmitters and hormones influences and affects the stages of a relationship.
What will be an ideal response?
Researchers have found three distinct phases of romantic relationships, based on
hormonal secretions and release of neurochemicals: lust (peak production of sex
hormones such as androgens and estrogens), attraction (increased levels of dopamine
and norepinephrine and decreased levels of serotonin), and attachment (increased
levels of oxytocin and vasopressin).
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a. the Indian government only allows one child per family. b. she wanted to inherit the baby's fortune. c. there is a strong pro-male bias in many poor countries. d. of untreated postpartum depression.
The differential association theory explains deviance by a. emphasizing how deviance is culturally transmitted
b. focusing on who has the power to label behaviors as deviant. c. making reference to societal goals and the means of achieving them. d. noting that some people have more power than others to define what is considered deviant.
_____ is often associated with uncertain economic conditions
a. Government intervention b. Affirmative action c. Assimilation d. Racial conflict
Which of the following is a helpful behavior when lending support to the bereaved?
A. Give advice on good self help books to read B. Urging the bereaved person to be strong and brave C. Encouraging the bereaved to achieve closure D. Simply listening without judgment