A negative correlation between scores of love and marital satisfaction in a particular study would show:

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A negative correlation means that as one variable increases, the other variable decreases. In this case, as love scores decrease, satisfaction scores increase, showing that there may be a lack of love affecting marital satisfaction. Option A and D are the opposite of the definition of negative correlation, and B is not correct as it implies that higher levels of dissatisfaction lead to higher levels of love, which does not make sense.

A Negative Correlation Between Scores of Love and Marital Satisfaction