'Falling in Love' Can Be Triggered by Such Factors as Proximity

question 38

Multiple Choice

'Falling in love' can be triggered by such factors as proximity, similarity and reciprocal liking. Ironically:

• A) this makes it hard to distinguish from 'falling in friendship'.
• B) this applies only to very old people.
• C) men are the only ones to fall this way.
• D) dogs behave in much the same manner.

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Definitions:

Dependent Variable

A factor in a study or model that is anticipated to vary as a result of alterations in the independent variable.

Independent Variable

An experimental variable that is changed or controlled to test its effects on dependent variables.

Coefficient Of Determination

A metric in statistics that evaluates the percentage of variability in the outcome variable that can be explained by the predictor variable(s).

SSE

Sum of Squared Errors, a measure used in statistics to quantify the discrepancy between data points and a model's predictions.