The MOST Difficult Transition in Married Life Is Typically

question 158

Multiple Choice

The MOST difficult transition in married life is typically

• A) the birth of a first child.
• B) the death of a spouse.
• C) the last child leaving home.
• D) retirement.

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Definitions:

Data

Information gathered through observation, research, or analysis that can be used for making conclusions or decisions.

Behavioral Confirmation

The self-fulfilling prophecy tendency for a person to become the kind of person others expect him or her to be; also called the expectancy effect.

Expectancy Effect

The tendency for someone to become the kind of person others expect him or her to be; also known as a self-fulfilling prophecy and behavioral confirmation.

Expectancy Effect

The phenomenon where people's expectations or beliefs influence their own or others' behavior, often leading to those expectations being fulfilled.