Your Significant Other Has Just Been Short-Tempered and Impatient with You

question 3

Multiple Choice

Your significant other has just been short-tempered and impatient with you. Your reaction is to think, "Well, s/he's had a very stressful week, so I'll just forget that it happened." Your reaction would be best described as an example of

• A) affect reciprocity.
• B) a relationship-enhancing attribution.
• C) a demand/withdraw interaction pattern.
• D) a depressive explanatory style.

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