Dean is in a new romantic relationship with Melinda and considers ...

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Dean is in a new romantic relationship with Melinda and considers himself to be passionately in love with her. He thinks of Melinda constantly when they are apart. Dean participates in a study measuring brain activity with fMRI scans.
 
  The researchers performing the scans notice heightened activity in certain regions of Dean's brain. Which areas of Dean's brain most likely caught the attention of the researchers?
 
  a. areas related to higher-order cognitive functions
  b. areas related to motor responses
  c. areas related to reward and motivational drives
  d. areas related to emotional responses

Question 2

Which is an argument against the statement, love is an emotion?
 
  a. Love is thought to increase pair bonding, which requires strong ties between partners.
  b. Love elicits many different feelings in people.
  c. There are differences in brain activities between those who are and those who are not in love.
  d. Emotions associated with love may come and go, but the motivation to be with your beloved remains.

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: C

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D

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