How Are Predictions About the Future of a Relationship and Later

question 69

Multiple Choice

How are predictions about the future of a relationship and later relationship outcomes related?

• A) Partners in a relationship are more accurate about whether it will continue compared to their parents' predictions.
• B) Overly optimistic views about the outcome of a dating relationship predict subsequent relationship problems.
• C) Partners have access to information about their relationships that might help them make better predictions about outcomes,but they do not seem to use it.
• D) Relationship partners are overly optimistic about all dating relationships,not just their own.

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