Some Investigations of the Psychological Characteristics of Husbands and Wives

question 7

Multiple Choice

Some investigations of the psychological characteristics of husbands and wives have examined the question of spousal similarity in mental abilities.What results have been obtained in those studies?

• A)There is almost no assortative mating either for verbal comprehension or for nonverbal reasoning ability.
• B)There is almost no assortative mating for verbal comprehension,but considerable assortative mating for nonverbal reasoning ability.
• C)There is considerable assortative mating for verbal comprehension,but almost no assortative mating for nonverbal reasoning ability.
• D)There is considerable assortative mating both for verbal comprehension and for nonverbal reasoning ability.
• E)A is true for marriages within a culture,but D is true for cross-cultural marriages.

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