Answer:
c. external attributions for negative behavior and internal attributions for positive behavior; internal attributions for negative behavior and external for positive behavior.
Explanation:
According to a different source, these are the options that come with this question:
a. external attributions for their partners' behavior; internal attributions for their partners' behavior.
b. internal attributions for their partners' behavior; external attributions for their partners' behavior.
c. external attributions for negative behavior and internal attributions for positive behavior; internal attributions for negative behavior and external for positive behavior.
d. internal attributions for negative behavior and external attributions for positive behavior; external attributions for negative behavior and internal for positive behavior.
According to research, couples who are in a happy marriage tend to make external attributions for negative behavior and internal attributions for positive behavior. This means that they generally believe that "bad" behaviour from their partners is caused by situations outside of the partner's persona, while "good" behavior is caused because of the partner's virtues. On the other hand, people who are in an unhappy marriage tend to think the opposite.
