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Summarize the selection “Sifting through the Science” using details from the text.
The main idea of the selection is that ____________. The text explores this idea by
____________. For example ___________. This explains...
8] Even in a class tailored to romantics, when I poll my students about whether they
believe in love at first sight, around 90 percent of the 250 students indicate they don’t.
[9] At least one study suggests that the rest of us agree with my students. Like them,
participants in this study believe that love takes time. Two people meet and may or may
not be infatuated upon first meeting. They gradually develop an intimate understanding
of each other. And then, and only then, do they fall in love. That’s just how love works.
[10] Then again, maybe we’re more like Michael Scott than we think. Other surveys
suggest that most of us indeed do believe in love at first sight. Many of us say we’ve
experienced it.
[11] What does brain science say? Some studies claim that we can clearly distinguish
what happens in our brains at the moment of initial attraction — when chemicals related
to pleasure, excitement and anxiety predominate1 — from what happens in true
romantic attachment, when attachment hormones like oxytocin take over.
[12] But other studies don’t accept such a clean break between the chemistry of love at
first sight and of “true” love, instead suggesting that what happens in the brain at first
blush may resemble what happens later on
The main idea of the selection is that ____________. The text explores this idea by
____________. For example ___________. This explains...
8] Even in a class tailored to romantics, when I poll my students about whether they
believe in love at first sight, around 90 percent of the 250 students indicate they don’t.
[9] At least one study suggests that the rest of us agree with my students. Like them,
participants in this study believe that love takes time. Two people meet and may or may
not be infatuated upon first meeting. They gradually develop an intimate understanding
of each other. And then, and only then, do they fall in love. That’s just how love works.
[10] Then again, maybe we’re more like Michael Scott than we think. Other surveys
suggest that most of us indeed do believe in love at first sight. Many of us say we’ve
experienced it.
[11] What does brain science say? Some studies claim that we can clearly distinguish
what happens in our brains at the moment of initial attraction — when chemicals related
to pleasure, excitement and anxiety predominate1 — from what happens in true
romantic attachment, when attachment hormones like oxytocin take over.
[12] But other studies don’t accept such a clean break between the chemistry of love at
first sight and of “true” love, instead suggesting that what happens in the brain at first
blush may resemble what happens later on
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The main idea of the selection is that there are differing beliefs about love at first sight and its relationship to deeper romantic love. The text explores this idea by examining both student opinions and scientific studies on the topic. For example, while around 90 percent of students polled believe that love takes time rather than occurring instantly, other surveys indicate that many people claim to have experienced love at first sight. This explains the complex nature of romantic feelings, highlighting that while some believe in gradual attachment built over time, others hold on to the idea of immediate attraction that may not be distinctly separate from lasting love, as brain science suggests similarities in the emotional chemistry involved in both experiences.
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