There Is Often a Difference Between What Has Really Happened

question 22

Multiple Choice

There is often a difference between what has really happened to cause a divorce and what is reported because ______.

• A) people don't want to share personal information about a private matter
• B) women and men have such divergent reasoning that the reality of the divorce is distorted
• C) people are often in denial about their divorce
• D) peoples' subjective views are different than researchers' empirical investigations identify

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Definitions:

Compensate

To compensate means to make amends for something lost or damaged, or to provide a person with something in exchange for an effort, loss, or inconvenience they have experienced.

Culture

The shared customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or other social group.

Captivity

The condition of being imprisoned or confined, often used in reference to animals kept in zoos or as pets.

Arbitrary

Driven by unpredictable choices or individual inclinations rather than by reasoned decision-making processes or organized methods.