Research Conducted by Halford Et Al

question 16

Multiple Choice

Research conducted by Halford et al.(2002) ,which compared the daily records of a couple's life with a recalled description about that same week provided at a later date,revealed that couples with low relationship satisfaction reported the week's relationship events in overly negative terms.This suggests that:

• A)the accuracy of retrospective recall is relatively realistic.
• B)the accuracy of retrospective recall can be influenced by external factors.
• C)couples low in relationship satisfaction are better attuned to the issues in their relationship than couple higher in satisfaction.
• D)couples low in relationship satisfaction are less attuned to the issues in their relationship than couple higher in satisfaction.

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