Based on Gottman's interview research, which of the following is considered the glue that holds the marriage together for couples who experienced the transition to parenthood?

a. passion
b. fondness and admiration spouses expressed for each other
c. the expression of the commitment to stay together "no matter what"
d. attraction and a sense of dependence on one another

B

Psychology

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In families with several children,

A) parents tend to look for similarities between siblings. B) parents often regard siblings as less distinct than other observers do. C) both identical and fraternal twins tend to become increasingly similar in personality with age. D) parents' tendency to emphasize each child's unique qualities affects their parenting practices.

Psychology

Subjects in an online comprehension task read ambiguous sentences and then they are timed while making judgments in which they decide which of two strings of letters is a word. What is the likely purpose of such a study?

a) To gain insight into their cognitive processes while interpreting ambiguous materia b) To gain insight into their speed of comprehending ambiguous language c) To gain insight into their accuracy of language comprehension d) To gain insight into their semantic knowledge about the topic of each sentence.

Psychology