Key Feature of Unsuccessful Marriages (Those Most Likely to End

question 67

Multiple Choice

key feature of unsuccessful marriages (those most likely to end in divorce) , according to Gottman's research, is _______.

• A) a high level of squabbles or disagreements
• B) a low level of laughter
• C) an inability to resolve conflicts by discussion or argument
• D) a high ratio of displeasing to pleasing interactions

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Definitions:

Economic Resource

Assets, materials, or inputs used to produce goods and services and satisfy human wants, including land, labor, capital, and entrepreneurship.

Capital

Man-made physical objects (factories, roads) and intangible ideas (the recipe for cement) that do not directly satisfy human wants but which help to produce goods and services that do satisfy human wants; also called capital goods. One of the four economic resources.

Economic Rent

Any payment to a resource provider or seller of output in excess of the economic cost (opportunity cost) of providing that resource or output.