Sam Is Passionately in Love with Hailey

question 83

Multiple Choice

Sam is passionately in love with Hailey.He cannot stop thinking about her and spends all his free time with her.His work is suffering,and his friends complain that he is obsessed with her.Sam and his friends might understand this situation better if they knew that passionate love:

• A) allows sensory signals to be responded to without higher cortical processing
• B) is behaviorally and cognitively addictive
• C) activates the dopamine reward system just like addictive drugs
• D) creates a conditioned response that cannot be extinguished

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Heuristics

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A state of well-being and contentment that enhances one's outlook and cognitive functions.

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