Based on Research on Attributions Within Married Couples Presented in Your

question 130

Multiple Choice

Based on research on attributions within married couples presented in your text, consider the following couple: Dean claims that every time Erica does something kind it is just because she wants to impress his mother, and every time she does something rude he says it is because she is a mean person.What kind of relationship are they most likely to have?

• A) very satisfied: a happy couple
• B) very dissatisfied: a troubled couple
• C) There is no way to judge based on attributions.
• D) It depends on the gender roles of the society they live in.

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