Complementary and Symmetrical Conflict Styles Have Been Shown to Produce​

question 37

Multiple Choice

Complementary and symmetrical conflict styles have been shown to produce​

• A)​marriages that got back together after conflict.
• B)​couples who find other mates while getting divorced.
• C)​a greater percentage of divorces that are settled amicably.
• D)​both "good" results as well as "bad" ones.
• E)​divorces that only have the facade of politeness.

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Definitions:

Explanatory Style

An individual's habitual way of explaining events, especially the causes of adverse events, which can influence their psychological health.

Internal Attributions

The inference that a person's behavior is due to their own internal characteristics, such as personality, beliefs, or efforts, rather than external circumstances.

External Attributions

The process of explaining one's own behavior or the behavior of others by pointing to causes outside the individual, such as situational factors.

Hope

A feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen.