Being Single Offers the Potential Advantage of _____ but the Potential

question 51

Multiple Choice

Being single offers the potential advantage of _____ but the potential disadvantage of _____.

• A) forming friendly relationships with other adults; too much freedom
• B) self-reliance; lack of intimacy
• C) emotional distance; lack of physical intimacy
• D) self-knowledge; feedback

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Definitions:

Consensus

A general agreement among a group of people or in the scholarly literature on a particular issue or topic.

Covariation Principle

A concept in social psychology that explains how we attribute behavior to consistent internal or external factors over time.

Discounting Principle

The tendency to reduce the importance of any potential cause of another’s behavior to the extent that other potential causes exist.

Internal Attribution

The process of assigning the cause of behavior to an individual's internal characteristics or disposition rather than to external factors.