WorksheetsWhat is Love, Social Behavior and Hormones in Love
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 40mins
Which neurotransmitter is associated with reward-seeking behavior and feelings of excitement and energy in the context of love?
Oxytocin
Vasopressin
Dopamine
Serotonin
Which hormone is most specifically linked to the social response of feeling in love and forming pair bonds?
Dopamine
Cortisol
Oxytocin
Testosterone
From an evolutionary perspective, what is a primary reason for the development of long-term pair bonds in species that require significant parental care?
To increase individual pleasure and happiness.
To ensure the survival and well-being of offspring.
To reduce competition for resources.
To promote social hierarchy within a group.
What is a key difference in the social behavior related to mating between prairie voles and montane voles?
Prairie voles are solitary, while montane voles live in groups.
Prairie voles form long-term pair bonds, while montane voles are promiscuous.
Montane voles are monogamous, while prairie voles are polygamous.
Montane voles raise their young alone, while prairie voles share parental duties.
In prairie voles, what is the sequence of hormonal events that leads to the formation of a pair bond after mating?
Dopamine release, then oxytocin release.
Oxytocin release, then vasopressin release.
Oxytocin release, then dopamine release.
Vasopressin release, then dopamine release.
What happens if oxytocin receptors are blocked in prairie voles?
They become more aggressive.
They lose interest in forming pair bonds.
They develop stronger maternal instincts.
They become more active and energetic.
How is romantic love similar to an addiction?
It involves a physical dependence on another person.
It can lead to obsessive thoughts and increased risk-taking for the desired object.
It requires constant external stimulation to maintain.
It primarily affects the digestive system.
Which hormone is associated with the acute stress and depression experienced after separation from a loved one?
Dopamine
Oxytocin
Corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF)
Serotonin
