Factor-analytic research has shown that partners in a stable marriage:
a. have highly different personality traits.
c. have highly similar personality traits.
b. score high on the factor of apprehension.
d. score low on the factor of apprehension.
ANS: C
FEEDBACK: Factor analysis showed that marital stability could be predicted from the test scores. Partners in stable marriages had similar personality traits, whereas partners in unstable marriages showed highly different personality traits.
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