According to researchers, how is companionate love different from passionate love?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: Companionate love is characterized by feelings of intimacy and affection for another person, and although we care deeply for the other person, we don't experience passion or arousal in his or her presence. Passionate love is characterized by an intense longing for the other person and by physiological arousal in his or her presence; passionate love is more volatile than compassionate love.
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Dr. Adelbeck believes that certain aspects of emotional expression are innate. With respect to emotional development, Dr. Adelbeck takes:
a. an empiricist approach b. a nativist approach c. a functionalist approach d. a structuralist approach
A detective is shot and suffers brain damage. He is unable to store new memories, so he must relearn information each day from photographs and notes as he tries to find the criminal that shot him. The part of his brain that was most likely damaged was the
a. hypothalamus. b. hippocampus. c. somatosensory cortex. d. amygdala.
Which of the following would NOT help to facilitate attitude change?
a. The communicator explains what he will gain if the audience accepts the message. b. The communicator appears trustworthy and an expert on the topic. c. The message stating clear-cut conclusions is backed up by facts and statistics. d. The message appeals to emotions, particularly to fear and anxiety.
Behavior patterns that heighten the risk for cancer include all of the following EXCEPT
a. smoking. c. sunbathing. b. eating high fiber foods. d. drinking alcohol.