Research on Biases of Individuals Who Are Happy in Their

question 42

Multiple Choice

Research on biases of individuals who are happy in their relationships shows that:

• A) individuals tend to pay extra attention to the negative elements of their relationships.
• B) individuals often view partners' qualities more negatively than partners view themselves.
• C) individuals believe that their relationships have more positive attributes and fewer negative attributes than the relationships of others.
• D) individuals tend to underestimate the length of their relationships.

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Definitions:

Germ Cells

Reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms that give rise to sperm and eggs.

Zygote

The initial cell formed when a sperm cell from a male and an ovum from a female merge during fertilization.

Codominance

An outcome in which a trait that is determined by two alleles is different from the trait produced by either of the contributing alleles alone.

Recessive Trait

A genetic feature or condition that is expressed in an organism only when two copies of the gene are present, often masked by the presence of a dominant allele when only one copy is present.