Benny Wants to Adopt Both a "Hot" and "Cold" Perspective

question 124

Multiple Choice

Benny wants to adopt both a "hot" and "cold" perspective in his research on why married couples get divorced.Which of the following best exemplifies his approach?

• A) He wants to understand what motivates people to stay in marriages that they know from past experience will only get worse.
• B) He wants to study the difference between passive and active aggression in marriages.
• C) He wants to investigate how spur-of-the-moment marriage problems are solved relative to ongoing problems.
• D) He wants to determine whether simple factors, such as mismatches in attitudes, can predict breakups better than communication patterns.

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Definitions:

Rumination

Rumination involves continuously thinking about the same thoughts, which are often sad or dark, a mental state strongly linked to depression and anxiety.

Negative Explanatory Style

A cognitive bias that leads individuals to attribute negative events to stable, internal, and global causes.

Depression

A mental disorder characterized by persistent sadness, lack of interest in activities, and decreased energy, affecting daily functioning.

Mania

A mental health disorder marked by periods of great excitement, euphoria, delusions, and overactivity, often found in bipolar disorder.