Why Have Psychologists Emphasized Fight-Or-Flight Responses Over Tend-And-Befriend Responses

question 56

Multiple Choice

Why have psychologists emphasized fight-or-flight responses over tend-and-befriend responses?

• A) The former have greater adaptive value.
• B) The research has largely been done with males.
• C) Research supports the former but not the latter.
• D) Avoidance responses are more important to survival than approach responses are.

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