Labouvie-vief (1990) presented a story that described a man who was a heavy drinker. his wife had warned
him that if he came home drunk one more time, she would leave him and take the children. at a later time, he
went to an office party and came home drunk. labouvie-vief asked adolescents what they thought the wife
would do. how did the adolescents respond?
a. without much hesitation, they thought that she left.
b. without much hesitation, they thought that she stayed.
c. they appreciated the situation that the wife was in and examined several possibilities rather than just
one potential solution.
d. they examined multiple scenarios and definitely thought that the wife would stay.