In her article on “common couple violence” Olsen (2002) offers three different profiles of couples and their communication patterns during conflict: aggressive, violent, and abusive couples. Her goal was to offer a more complete picture of the nature of common couple violence in conflict interactions. How would you describe the nature of her purpose?
a. Exploration
b. Description
c. Causal/Functional Explanation
d. Understanding
Answer b
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