The Text Describes Several Mechanisms of Motivated Reasoning in Relationships

Multiple Choice

The text describes several mechanisms of motivated reasoning in relationships. Something that all of these techniques have in common is that they:

A) require direct communication between partners to be effective.
B) allow partners' initially positive views of their relationships to accommodate new information and experiences.
C) require partners to fool themselves into believing things that are not true.
D) help prevent specific negative experiences from activating more general negative beliefs about the relationship.