Which Statement Regarding Marital Satisfaction Is False

question 48

Multiple Choice

Which statement regarding marital satisfaction is false?

• A)There is typically a honeymoon period in which both partners are satisfied with the marriage.
• B)Heterosexual couples with one child report a faster decline in marital satisfaction than homosexual couples do.
• C)There is a positive association between the degree of initial decline in satisfaction and the likelihood a couple will break up.
• D)The decline following the honeymoon period typically stabilizes by the second year.

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Definitions:

Sample Proportion

The quotient of the number of times an event occurs in a sample to the total number of observations in the sample.

Confidence Interval

A range of values, derived from sample data, that is likely to contain the value of an unknown population parameter with a specified degree of confidence.

Population Proportion

A measure that describes the fraction of individuals in a population having a particular trait or attribute.

Random Sample

A sample drawn from a population in such a way that every individual has an equal chance of being selected.