Predicting Divorce Rates with Astonishing Accuracy

The chapter discusses a famous study conducted by the two speakers in which couples come into their lab and talk about an issue in their marriage. By coding the little signals the couples send each other, such as physiological measures and displayed emotions, the researchers could predict divorce rates with astonishing accuracy. They were able to account for almost 90% of the variation in what happened to the couple, including predicting when they would get divorced, how happily married they would be, and how they would change over time.