In John Gottman's Investigations, Was the Only Variable That Predicted

question 47

Multiple Choice

In John Gottman's investigations, was the only variable that predicted both marital stability and marital happiness among stable couples.

• A) refusing-to-accept influence
• B) low-intensity negative affect
• C) the amount of positive affect in the conflict
• D) anger

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Definitions:

Protoimperative

A form of early child communication aimed at expressing needs or wants, such as reaching to be picked up.

Protodeclarative

A phase in early child language development where infants use gestures or vocalizations to draw attention to objects or events.

Overextension

a language development error where a child uses a word too broadly, for objects that are not included in the word's meaning.

Pragmatics

The aspect of language concerned with the use of language in different contexts and the conventions that govern its use in communication.