Larry Suspects That His Girlfriend Wants to Break Up with Him.Being

question 15

Multiple Choice

Larry suspects that his girlfriend wants to break up with him.Being a rather mean-spirited fellow,Larry tells his girlfriend that if she breaks up with him,she will be alone and will never find another boyfriend.To manipulate his girlfriend,Larry is drawing his girlfriend's attention to the ________ component of Rusbult and colleagues' (1980,1983,2012) investment model of commitment.

• A) investment
• B) alternative partners
• C) rewards
• D) passion

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Mnemonic

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Equipotentiality Hypothesis

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Hippocampus

A major component of the brain involved in memory formation and spatial navigation, located in the medial temporal lobe.

Memory Function

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