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answer to each question below.
A study was set up to examine the old marriage advice about whether it's more important to be
happy or to be right. Couples therapists sometimes suggest that in an attempt to avoid constant
arguments, spouses weigh up whether pressing the point is worth the misery of marital discord.
The researchers from the University of Auckland noticed that many of their patients were adding
stress to their lives by insisting on being right, even when it worked against their well-being.
The researchers then found a couple who were willing to record their quality of life on a scale of I to
10. They told the man, who wanted to be happy more than right, about the purpose of the study
and asked him to agree with every opinion and request his wife had without complaint, even when
he profoundly didn't agree. The wife was not informed of the purpose of the study and just asked to
record her quality of life.
Things went rapidly downhill for the couple. The man's quality-of-life scores fell, from 7 to 3, over
the course of the experiment. The wife's scores rose modestly, from 8 to 8.5, before she became
hostile to the idea of recording the scores. Rather than creating harmony, the husband's
agreeableness led to the wife becoming increasingly critical of what he did and said (in the
husband's opinion). After 12 days he broke down, and the study was called off because of "severe
adverse outcomes."
The researchers concluded, shockingly, that humans need to be right and acknowledged as right, at
least some of the time, to be happy. They also noted this was further proof that if given too much
power, humans tend to "assume the alpha position and, as with chimpanzees, they become very
aggressive and dangerous." It is often said that there can be no peace without justice, and that's true
of domestic sphere.
Obviously, the results are to be taken with extreme caution, since this was just one couple with
who-knows-what underlying issues beforehand. But the study's chief author, Dr. Bruce Arroll,
maintains that the question of happiness vs. rightness, theoretically, could be settled by scientific
inquiry with a wider sample. "This would include a randomized controlled trial," he says. "However,
we would be reluctant to do the definitive study because of the concern about divorce."
(Adapted from Artps://healthland.time.com)
Question 15 (Question ID: 149-258739)
The word "discord" in paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to
A. disagreement
B. status
C. understanding
D. disloyalty
Question 16 (Question ID: 149-258740)
In paragraph 1, the study was conducted in order to
A. illustrate how to live a happier life
B. test an old piece of advice on marriage
C. find out the best advice for couples
D. see if people are happy in their marriage
bo