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Question 1 of 8
Psychologist John Gottman has been scientifically studying marriage couples for years. How many years, do you guess?
Almost 10
Almost 20
Almost 30
Almost 40
Question 2 of 8
Check all of the boxes of the kinds of data that you think Gottman collects to use for his analyses of the interactions between couples that predict their futures.
Biological reactions
Body language
Reports from significant family and friends
Facial expressions
Words
Question 3 of 8
One way that unhappy couples differ from happy couples is that they are LESS likely to say they love each other and they are LESS likely to say they are committed to each other
True
False
Question 4 of 8
What do you suppose Gottman calls a "noxious invader" or a "stealth" relationship killer?
betrayal
infidelity
not talking
not dating
Question 5 of 8
Gottman uses a device called a "trust-o-meter" to calculate trust levels in marriages. He says it's like a
blood pressure cuff hooked to two people
GPS for the heart
Smart phone with notifications going to the researchers
The game "twister" but with all the colors the same
Question 6 of 8
What would you guess are the labels for the THREE categories that all couples' responses can be put into?
Cool, Warm, Hot
Easy, Slow-to-warm, Difficult
Negative, Average, Positive
Nasty, Neutral, Nice
Question 7 of 8
How accurate, would you guess Gottman's divorce predictions are, based on his research?
55%
65%
75%
85%
Question 8 of 8
Gottman found that well-timed repair attempt efforts solidify a marriage. Which of these would you guess qualify as repair efforts?
Joking
Touching, hand squeezes, hugs
Neutral, vague comments about something other than the fight
Quiet time, intellectually assessing the situation
None of these: only dealing directly with the issue acts as a repair attempt