Pablo Has Always Found It Relatively Easy to Get Close

question 66

Multiple Choice

Pablo has always found it relatively easy to get close to others. He regards himself as friendly, dependable, and likeable and considers other people to be the same. According to the research on dating couples, Pablo would be described as having which attachment pattern?

• A)secure
• B)immature
• C)ambivalent
• D)dependent

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Definitions:

Subliminal Messages

Messages that are sent below the threshold of conscious perception, designed to influence behavior or thought without the individual being aware of it.

Persuade

The action of convincing someone to do or believe something through reasoning or the use of temptation.

Gate-Control Theory

The theory that the experience of pain depends in part on whether pain impulses get past a neurological “gate” in the spinal cord and thus reach the brain.

Critical Periods

Specific times during an organism's life span when it is more sensitive to environmental influences or stimulation than at other times.