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Consider the Phenomenon That Married People Tend to Report Greater

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Consider the phenomenon that married people tend to report greater happiness than unmarried people. Consider also the theory that this happens because having children causes people to be happier. Explain how you might use the hypothetico-deductive method to test this theory.


Definitions:

Negative Reinforcement

A behavior modification technique that involves the removal of an unpleasant stimulus to increase the likelihood of a desired response.

Learned Helplessness

A condition in which a person suffers from a sense of powerlessness, arising from a traumatic event or persistent failure to succeed. It is thought to be one of the underlying causes of depression.

Biofeedback

A technique that teaches individuals to control bodily processes that are normally involuntary, such as heart rate, through the use of electronic or other instruments.

Behavioral Changes

Modifications or adjustments in the actions or reactions of an individual, often as a result of interventions, experiences, or learning.

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