________ Involve Finding Redeeming Features Within a Partner's Fault; ________

question 42

Multiple Choice

________ involve finding redeeming features within a partner's fault; ________ involve minimizing the broader implications of a partner's fault for the relationship.

• A) Adaptive attributions; refutations
• B) Refutations; reinterpretations
• C) Reinterpretations; refutations
• D) Downward social comparisons; upward social comparisons

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Definitions:

Establishing a Population

Involves defining and identifying the total group of individuals that share a certain characteristic or set of characteristics, for the purpose of study or observation.

Independent Variable

A variable that is the presumed cause of a particular result (see dependent variable).

Dependent Variable

The variable that is a presumed effect.

Research Question

A specific query that guides scientific or scholarly investigation, aiming to answerable inquiries based on empirical evidence and reasoned argument.