In the context of cognitive complexity and cognitive simplicity, which of the following statements is true of couples?
a. The dominant partner tends to influence the constructs of the less dominant partner.
c. Partners often have divergent views of their worlds.
b. Partners tend to construe their worlds in a similar manner.
d. Men often score higher in cognitive complexity than women.
ANS: B
FEEDBACK: Research on 40 couples suggested that these partners may have chosen each other because of their similar pre-existing levels of cognitive complexity, or else they developed this similarity as a result of living together. Either way, these partners tended to construe their worlds in a similar manner.
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