Your Friend Has Trouble Making Commitments in Relationships

question 110

Multiple Choice

Your friend has trouble making commitments in relationships. You believe that this is because her parents had a bitter divorce when she was young. Your belief that a child who lives through a bitter parental divorce will have trouble making commitments in relationships as an adult would be considered a(n) .

• A) hypothesis
• B) independent variable
• C) empirical conclusion
• D) applied theory

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Definitions:

Tranquilizer

A drug used to reduce anxiety and tension, often by depressing the central nervous system.

Automatically

Happening or operating in a way that is automatic, without conscious thought or intention.

Spinal Cord Injuries

Damage to any part of the spinal cord or nerves at the end of the spinal canal, often causing permanent changes in strength, sensation, and other body functions below the site of the injury.

James-Lange Theory

The James-Lange Theory posits that emotions are the result of physical reactions to external stimuli, suggesting that we feel sad because we cry, angry because we strike, afraid because we tremble.