If You Are Considering Breaking Up with a Romantic Partner

question 23

Multiple Choice

If you are considering breaking up with a romantic partner but have not discussed it out loud with anyone, Duck suggests you are in this phase of relational dissolution:

• A) Intrapsychic
• B) Interpsychic
• C) Dyadic
• D) Social process

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Definitions:

Species-specific Defense Response

Innate protective behaviors particular to certain species that are elicited in the presence of threats.

Environmental Danger

Any threat or harmful event that arises from the surrounding environment, potentially causing damage or harm to organisms.

Bolles

Robert C. Bolles was a psychologist known for his work on learning, avoidance behavior, and the theory of species-specific defense reactions (SSDRs).

Behavior Systems Approach

An approach in psychology that studies behavior as part of a functional system, including its adaptive purposes and evolutionary history.