Relationship Scientists Commonly Turn to Which Principle to Explain Infidelity

question 41

Multiple Choice

Relationship scientists commonly turn to which principle to explain infidelity?

• A) interdependence
• B) attachment
• C) evolutionary biology
• D) social exchange

---

Definitions:

Representative Sample

A subset of a population that accurately reflects the larger group, used to make inferences about the population's characteristics.

Population

All the cases in a group being studied, from which samples may be drawn. (Note: Except for national studies, this does not refer to a country’s whole population.)

Independent Variable

In an experiment, the variable that is manipulated by the researcher to observe its effect on the dependent variable.

Negatively Correlated

Describes a relationship between two variables in which one variable increases as the other decreases, and vice versa.