The key answer of exercise 2
The key to exercise solutions in chapter 2 - Getting together for the textbook Outcomes Advanced - Student's Book with authors Carol Nuttall and Amanda French from National Geographic Learning
Question
Read the article opposite about love and relationships. Answer the questions.
Answer
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Social science
- Basic answer: Social scientists have been doing research into why couples stay together – and what their secrets are.
- Extra information students may come up with, or you may want to add: couples stay together longer if share housework, talk rather than text when they have problems, get enough sleep and don’t have kids
Neuroscience
- Basic answer: Neuroscientists have found which parts of the brain light up when you’re in love, so they can ‘see’ attraction and affection.
- Extra information students may come up with, or you may want to add: brain scans of new couples may be sufficiently revealing to see if the feelings are strong and mutual
Computer science
- Basic answer: Mathematical formula can help to narrow down partners you might like and help you find most compatible dates.
- Extra information students may come up with, or you may want to add: collaborative filtering process helps this by dividing people up into similar groups
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Not very. The writer sounds sceptical and says: ‘The degree to which this will ensure marital success remains highly contested. Perhaps in the end we may have to accept that chemistry will never be completely understood by scientists!’
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