Your Friend Daniel Believes That Satisfaction Early in a Relationship

question 35

Multiple Choice

Your friend Daniel believes that satisfaction early in a relationship is the most important predictor of how long the relationship will last.Another friend,Shannon,argues that satisfaction early in a relationship has very little bearing on how long the relationship will last.Who is right?

• A) Daniel is correct.Couples who are highly satisfied stay together much longer than couples who are low in satisfaction early on.
• B) Shannon is correct.The relationship between how satisfied couples are early in the relationship and relationship longevity is very weak.
• C) Both are partly correct.Satisfaction strongly predicts longevity in couples who believe that destiny plays a big role in relationship success but satisfaction barely does so in couples who do not believe in the role of destiny.
• D) Neither is correct.Satisfaction early in the relationship does not predict relationship longevity at all.

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Definitions:

James-Lange Theory

A theory of emotion that suggests emotions occur as a result of physiological reactions to events, rather than being the cause of physiological reactions.

Cannon-Bard Theory

A theory of emotion that proposes that emotional feelings and physiological reactions to stimuli are experienced simultaneously, rather than one causing the other.

Two-Factor Theory

A theory in psychology proposing that emotional experiences arise from a combination of cognitive appraisal and physiological arousal.

Motivation

The process that initiates, guides, and maintains goal-oriented behaviors.