Studies Comparing Marriages with and Without Children Consistently Report Marital

question 44

Multiple Choice

Studies comparing marriages with and without children consistently report marital happiness to be higher in

• A) families with large numbers of children.
• B) families with a small number of children.
• C) families with the "normative" number of children.
• D) families with no children.

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Definitions:

Proximal Goals

Short-term objectives or targets that are set as steps towards achieving a longer-term goal.

Distal Goals

Long-term objectives that are set to be achieved in the future, often serving as the final target of a series of smaller goals.

Positive Reinforcement

A motivational technique that involves rewarding a desired behavior to encourage its repetition in the future.

Public Speaking

The act of speaking in front of a live audience with the aim of informing, persuading, or entertaining.