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Quiz: How Does Love Affect Your Body?

Smooching, hugging, nuzzling and, well, you know — all help you in unexpected ways

AARP

En español

Published February 06, 2015

8 Questions

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Quiz: How Does Love Affect Your Body?

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  "question" : "This is sometimes called “the love hormone” because it is released when people cuddle or kiss.",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "Melatonin",
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  }, {
    "answer" : "Epinephrine",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Oxytocin",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  }, {
    "answer" : "Amylin",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  } ],
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  "explanation" : "“In fact, the hormone plays a huge role in all pair bonding,” according to Psychology Today.",
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  "question" : "British researchers found that couples who work together as a team are more likely to succeed in making which of these healthy changes?",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "Quitting smoking",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Becoming physically active",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Losing weight",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : " All of the above",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  } ],
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  "explanation" : "Research from University College in London found that working together to change unhealthy behaviors was more successful than when one mate attempted to make healthy changes and the other already was practicing that particular healthy behavior.",
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}, {
  "question" : "True or false? According to a 2017 study, more than 70 percent of people turn their heads to the right when they kiss.",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "True",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  }, {
    "answer" : "False",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  } ],
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  "explanation" : "The study, conducted by researchers in the U.K. and Bangladesh, found this was true whether the subjects were the initiators or recipients of a kiss, although it found a “significant male bias” among initiators.",
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}, {
  "question" : "In 1939, this predecessor of the polygraph was used to investigate the emotional power of kissing.",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "Systolic blood pressure tester ",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Postometer",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  }, {
    "answer" : "Psychograph ",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Lasso of Truth",
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  "explanation" : "The Postometer, invented by New York criminologist Roy Post, measured changes in body temperature and blood pressure when the subjects of experiments were asked questions. In this case, a kiss on the lips caused the maximum measurable reaction, while a kiss to the forehead caused little movement, according to Mashable.",
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}, {
  "question" : "Which of these was shown in a study to help stressed people avoid getting sick?",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "Frequent hugs",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  }, {
    "answer" : "Walking together as a couple",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Long conversations",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Enjoying the same foods",
    "correctAnswer" : false
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  "multiSelect" : false,
  "explanation" : "Results from a Carnegie Mellon University study found that adults who hugged more frequently got sick less often.",
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}, {
  "question" : "According to Dutch researchers, an average of this many bacteria are transferred from one partner to another in a 10-second kiss.",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "20,000",
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  }, {
    "answer" : "100,000 ",
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  }, {
    "answer" : "10 million ",
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  }, {
    "answer" : "80 million",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  } ],
  "multiSelect" : false,
  "explanation" : "In a study published in the journal Microbione, the researchers said the results suggest “collective bacteria found a niche for colonization in the oral cavity, some transiently, others permanently.”",
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}, {
  "question" : "Married men have a lower risk of dying from this dangerous condition than single men, according to recent research.",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "Lung cancer",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Coronary heart disease",
    "correctAnswer" : true
  }, {
    "answer" : "Prostate cancer",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "Diabetes",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  } ],
  "multiSelect" : false,
  "explanation" : "A data analysis published in 2018 in the journal Heart also found being unmarried was associated with higher risk of stroke.",
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}, {
  "question" : "True or false? A University of California, Davis study found no evidence of the romantic notion that couples’ heart rates and respiration are often in sync.",
  "answers" : [ {
    "answer" : "True",
    "correctAnswer" : false
  }, {
    "answer" : "False",
    "correctAnswer" : true
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  "explanation" : "In fact, it found that it does happen — couples breathe at the same intervals and their heart rates synchronize.",
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