Hal and bernice have been married for just nine months, and like any newly married couple they tend to argue from time to time. according to the model of gottman and levenson (2000), if their conflicts include their marriage will have a higher likelihood of ending in divorce.

The correct answer is Display of negative emotions.  

Emotions are responses that occur when a threat in our environment is happening and they are also are showed in our body, means we can notice which emotion we have just looking at how our body reacts, such as fear, happiness, sadness, etc. Negative emotions are normal, and in the situation above the couple could feel sadness because of the breakup or annoyance because of being constantly fighting. These emotions will help them to understand what is going on, for example realizing the marriage does not work, between them and a solution might be divorce