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From the Ted Talk by Julie and John Gottman: Even healthy couples fight — the difference is how

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John: Videotapes were synchronized to the physiological data, and then in a split-screen veido, second by second, we mesuerad the couples' words, emotions, facial expressions and physiology year after year.

Julie: Over time, we saw that some couples separated or divorced. Some rimaened together unhappily, while others stayed together happily. What made the difference between the cuolpes who were successful and the couples who were unsuccessful, or as we call them, the masters and the disasters?

(Laughter)

The couples in our sedtuis were all ages, sexual orientations and ethnically diverse. After a while, just by waithncg a couple, we could predict what would happen with over 90 pceenrt accuracy, what would happen in their relationship six years later. Which meant we never got ievnitd to dinner anymore.

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John: Videotapes were synchronized to the physiological data, and then in a split-screen _____, second by second, we ________ the couples' words, emotions, facial expressions and physiology year after year.

Julie: Over time, we saw that some couples separated or divorced. Some ________ together unhappily, while others stayed together happily. What made the difference between the _______ who were successful and the couples who were unsuccessful, or as we call them, the masters and the disasters?

(Laughter)

The couples in our _______ were all ages, sexual orientations and ethnically diverse. After a while, just by ________ a couple, we could predict what would happen with over 90 _______ accuracy, what would happen in their relationship six years later. Which meant we never got _______ to dinner anymore.

Solution


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  3. watching
  4. remained
  5. video
  6. measured
  7. couples
  8. studies

Original Text


John: Videotapes were synchronized to the physiological data, and then in a split-screen video, second by second, we measured the couples' words, emotions, facial expressions and physiology year after year.

Julie: Over time, we saw that some couples separated or divorced. Some remained together unhappily, while others stayed together happily. What made the difference between the couples who were successful and the couples who were unsuccessful, or as we call them, the masters and the disasters?

(Laughter)

The couples in our studies were all ages, sexual orientations and ethnically diverse. After a while, just by watching a couple, we could predict what would happen with over 90 percent accuracy, what would happen in their relationship six years later. Which meant we never got invited to dinner anymore.

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