Research by Fincham and colleagues has found that couples who are happy in their marriages make very different attributions for their partners' behaviours than couples who are unhappy.Specifically,couples in happy marriages make ________,while couples in unhappy marriages make ________.

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Couples in happy marriages tend to make external attributions for their partner's negative behaviors (blaming outside factors) and internal attributions for positive behaviors (crediting their partner's character or efforts), whereas couples in unhappy marriages do the opposite, attributing negative behaviors to their partner's character (internal) and positive behaviors to external factors.

Research by Fincham and Colleagues Has Found That Couples Who