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CHAPTER 4: EXPLAINING A CONCEPT “Love: The Right Chemistry” (Anastasia Toufexis) [pp. 129–32]Take the following quiz to check your comprehension of the reading selection:Primitive pairs stayed together how long?A. For lifeB. 18 yearsC. 7 yearsD. 4 years What keeps pairs together?A. LoveB. VowsC. Children D. ChemistryWhat causes the feeling of falling in love?Write1. Summarize “Love: The Right Chemistry.” Be sure to put the summary in your ownwords and to avoid using the sentence structure of the reading selection. Rememberthat your summary should restate the author’s main idea (or thesis) and that it shouldinclude only the author’s most important supporting ideas.“Do You Suffer from Decision Fatigue?” (John Tierney) [pp. 135–37]Take the following quiz to check your comprehension of the reading selection:The introductory example is drawn from parole board decisions made in which country?A. EnglandB. Israel C. The United StatesD. ChinaWhich prisoner is paroled?A. Case 1 (heard at 8:50 a.m.) B. Case 2 (heard at 3:10 p.m.)C. Case 3 (heard at 4:25 p.m.)D. None of themPostdoctoral fellow Jean Twenge became aware of decision fatigue after what experience?A. She participated in an experiment.B. She bought a car.C. She finished taking her final exams.D. She planned a wedding. What famous historical example of a challenging decision is used as the basis of the modelof action phases that occur when confronting a decision?A. The example of George Washington crossing the Delaware.B. The example of Julius Caesar crossing the Rubicon. C. The example of Alexander the Great cutting the Gordian knot.D. The example of the United States declaring independence from England.What feature of willpower depletion makes it particularly difficult to fix or counter?A. Most people believe that willpower is a constant and stable quality.B. People enjoy making choices and decisions to test their willpower.C. There is no telltale symptom that willpower is low. D. Willpower is difficult to define or track.Write1. Summarize “Do You Suffer from Decision Fatigue?” Be sure to put the summary inyour own words and to avoid using the sentence structure of the reading selection.Remember that your summary should restate the selection’s main idea and that itshould include only the most important supporting ideas.“Shyness: Evolutionary Tactic?” (Susan Cain) [pp. 141–44]Take the following quiz to check your comprehension of the reading selection:What drug is used to treat social anxiety, according to the author?A. Zoloft B. PaxilC. ProzacD. RitalinWhen was social anxiety disorder added to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual?A. 1970B. 1975C. 1980 D. 1985In how many subjects out of twenty did introverts test better than extroverts?A. 10B. 14C. 17D. 19 Write1. Summarize “Shyness: Evolutionary Tactic?” Be sure to put the summary in your ownwords and to avoid using the sentence structure of the reading selection. Rememberthat your summary should restate the selection’s main idea and that it should includeonly the most important supporting ideas. ................
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