Samira and Tyler Met in Their Second-Year Psychology Class While

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Samira and Tyler met in their second-year psychology class while working on a group project together with a mutual friend, Anabelle. Samira and Tyler became friends while working on the project and began dating soon after. It has now been three years and they are still together and very happy. Anabelle is dating Rod. Though Anabelle and Rod argue fairly frequently, they both love each other.
-While growing up,Rod's parents were usually too busy caring for his younger sister (who had many serious medical complications at birth) .When he was younger,Rod resented his sister because his parents never paid much attention to him.According to Hazan & Shaver (1987) ,Anabelle and Rod are most likely to argue because _______________.

• A) Anabelle calls him at work to check up on him too often
• B) he is jealous when Anabelle talks to other men
• C) Anabelle does not spend enough time with him
• D) he calls Anabelle at work to check up on her too often

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