The Finding That Partners in a Relationship Who Are Dissimilar

question 71

Multiple Choice

The finding that partners in a relationship who are dissimilar in personality are more likely to break up supports the

• A)complementary needs hypothesis.
• B)attraction similarity theory.
• C)assortative mating hypothesis.
• D)violation of desire theory.

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