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Scenario II
Scenario II introduces material from the following publications:
Bowlby,J.(1969/1982).Attachment and loss,Vol.1: Attachment.New York: Basic Books.
Preckel,K. ,Scheele,D. ,Eckstein,M. ,Maier,W. ,& Hurlemann,R.(2015).The influence of oxytocin on volitional and emotional ambivalence.Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience,10(7),987-993.doi:10.1093/scan/nsu147
Catherine is a college freshmen who is shocked at the intensity of the jealousy expressed by her roommate's boyfriend.Interested in understanding the relationship between Tara and Will,she becomes fascinated to learn in introductory psychology that jealousy has been studied from a variety of perspectives.She goes to the library and begins researching this topic.
-(Scenario II)Other psychological theorists point to the consequences of the jealousy as the reason for its continued occurrence.Catherine tends to agree.Every time Will goes into a jealous rage when Tara wants to go out with her friends,Tara capitulates and stays in with him instead.Consistent with a _____ approach to psychology,Catherine believes that Tara is _____ her boyfriend's jealousy.
A)cognitive;construing
B)behavioral;reinforcing
C)humanistic;actualizing
D)evolutionary;selecting

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Scenario II
Scenario II introduces material from the following publications:
Bowlby,J.(1969/1982).Attachment and loss,Vol.1: Attachment.New York: Basic Books.
Preckel,K. ,Scheele,D. ,Eckstein,M. ,Maier,W. ,& Hurlemann,R.(2015).The influence of oxytocin on volitional and emotional ambivalence.Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience,10(7),987-993.doi:10.1093/scan/nsu147
Catherine is a college freshmen who is shocked at the intensity of the jealousy expressed by her roommate's boyfriend.Interested in understanding the relationship between Tara and Will,she becomes fascinated to learn in introductory psychology that jealousy has been studied from a variety of perspectives.She goes to the library and begins researching this topic.
-(Scenario II)Other psychological theorists point to the consequences of the jealousy as the reason for its continued occurrence.Catherine tends to agree.Every time Will goes into a jealous rage when Tara wants to go out with her friends,Tara capitulates and stays in with him instead.Consistent with a _____ approach to psychology,Catherine believes that Tara is _____ her boyfriend's jealousy.
A)cognitive;construing
B)behavioral;reinforcing
C)humanistic;actualizing
D)evolutionary;selecting

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The description of Tara capitulating and staying in with her boyfriend instead of going out with her friends suggests that her behavior is being reinforced by her boyfriend's jealousy. This is consistent with a behavioral approach to psychology.

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