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LESSON 4 · Emotional Intelligence for Couples

PAUSE TO THINK

How accurately did Gottman's team report predicting divorce in its own sample?

About 94% in-sample

Gottman's team reported 93.6% accuracy in a 1992 sample, but later critics showed prediction drops sharply without proper cross-validation. Treat the number as a research claim, not a prophecy.

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