Nelson Just Started Dating Pam, Less Than a Week After

question 38

Multiple Choice

Nelson just started dating Pam, less than a week after breaking up with Cherie. He dated Cherie for 3 years and is still in a lot of pain over the end of their relationship. According to research by Wimber and others (2015) , what will happen every time he thinks about Pam?

• A) His memories of Cherie will become weaker and weaker.
• B) He will trigger competing memories of Cherie, and will eventually come to dislike Pam.
• C) He will have stronger feelings for Pam as his anger toward Cherie is rechanneled into his new relationship.
• D) He will come to find that both Pam and Cherie are less attractive.
• E) His memories of Cherie will become even stronger than they already are.

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