How do hurt feelings resemble physical pain?

What will be an ideal response?


Intense emotional pain (such as a breakup with a romantic partner) activates both the emotional areas of the brain (like the cingulate cortex) and the sensory areas responsible for physical pain. In other words, emotional pain can feel like physical pain. Additionally, you can relieve hurt feelings with pain-relieving drugs such as acetaminophen.

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a. ?an outer part; an inner part b. ?an inner part; an outer part c. ?empirical; metaphysical d. ?stimulation; sensation e. ?sensation; stimulation

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Which statement about polygraph tests is FALSE?

A) It is only possible for trained people to beat these tests. B) Its results are based entirely on an individual's physiological response to stress. C) Increasing the sensitivity of the test increases the likelihood that it will incorrectly report that someone is lying. D) They are the most reliable instruments for detecting when a person is lying.

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Distinguish an experiment from a natural (quasi-) experiment

What will be an ideal response?

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Parents of children who have a high need to achieve

a. set high standards and praise successes. b. are critical of failures. c. are highly controlling, and they monitor their child's school success. d. offer tangible rewards for successes.

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