Grace and George are engaged to be married and are considering taking a pre-marital education program to help their chances of having a successful marriage. Based on the research presented by your authors, what would you advise them?
a. These programs have reduced divorce by 90 to 92% among couples who attended them, so you should sign up immediately!
b. These programs have consistent, though modest positive effects on marriages, so go ahead and sign up!
c. Don't waste your time. These programs show no positive or negative impact on marriages.
d. Avoid these programs at all costs! Research shows that they actually harm marriages rather than helping them.
b
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A. positive reinforcers B. discriminative stimuli C. backward conditioning D. inhibitory neurotransmitters
Stability over time is to _____ reliability and equivalency of items is to _____ reliability
a. test/retest; interrater b. interrater; alternate-forms c. split-half; test/retest d. test/retest; split-half
In the equation y = b0 + b1x, y is the ____
a. predictor b. outcome c. slope d. intercept
Failure to resolve the tasks of middle adulthood leads a person to be concerned for only his or her own needs and comforts, which Erikson referred to as __________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word