Adaris has always been drawn to the saying "absence makes the heart grow fonder," and she decides to incorporate this saying into her research project. adaris is trying to define absence in a way that can be empirically tested. she is attempting to find an appropriate

Absence in this instance could mean that someone else is lacking affection from other people. Since they are lacking that love and affection, they could really start to crave and desire it. This can be tested empirically by counting the days someone is isolated from affection and they can gauge their desire for affection by having a spectrum they can use.