15In the Chapter on Motivated Reasoning, Your Textbook Authors Review

question 46

Essay

15.In the chapter on motivated reasoning, your textbook authors review a number of ways in which partners who feel positive about their relationships can protect those positive feelings from negative information. Given the strategies at their disposal, why do people not continue to feel positively about their relationships regardless of specific experiences and observations? That is, whyÑfrom this perspectiveÑdoes satisfaction decline?

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Definitions:

Central Nervous System

The part of the nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord, responsible for processing and sending out information.

Peripheral Nervous System

The part of the nervous system outside the brain and spinal cord, connecting the central nervous system to limbs and organs.

Knee-Jerk Reflex

A reflexive action in which the knee extends (jerks) automatically when the patellar tendon is tapped, assessed in neurological examinations.

Central Nervous System

Part of the nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord, responsible for processing and sending out information.