Which statement about the Gottman research domains is correct?

Which statement about the Gottman research domains is correct?

• A. Perception, emotion, and cognition.
• B. Interactive behavior, perception, and physiology.
• C. Communication patterns, conflict styles, and attachment.
• D. Financial planning, parenting, and spirituality.

Answer: (B)

Gottman’s research domains are interactive behavior, perception, and physiology. This framework captures three complementary areas the research uses to study couples: what partners do in interaction (observable behavior, communication patterns, and how they handle conflict), how each person interprets and perceives the other's actions (perception, attributions, biases), and the physiological responses that occur during interaction (biological arousal like heart rate and skin conductance). Together these domains explain how marital dynamics unfold and help guide assessment and intervention. The other options mix different concepts that aren’t the three established Gottman research domains.

Gottman’s research domains are interactive behavior, perception, and physiology. This framework captures three complementary areas the research uses to study couples: what partners do in interaction (observable behavior, communication patterns, and how they handle conflict), how each person interprets and perceives the other's actions (perception, attributions, biases), and the physiological responses that occur during interaction (biological arousal like heart rate and skin conductance). Together these domains explain how marital dynamics unfold and help guide assessment and intervention.

The other options mix different concepts that aren’t the three established Gottman research domains.