A new study suggests objective ways to measure the likelihood of a successful marriage. One of the points is that people may vocalize one thing (we will be very happy) but other reactions may more accurately predict the outcome. While of course one study does not mean the findings are correct, it is interesting to note the increasing scientific attention to human behavior. And some day we will see even more of this science make its way into jury selection and into arguments about biased jurors. Perhaps some day juror questionnaires will be followed by objective testing on some subject relevant to a trial?
K. McNulty, M. A. Olson, A. L. Meltzer, M. J. Shaffer. Though They May Be Unaware, Newlyweds Implicitly Know Whether Their Marriage Will Be Satisfying. Science, 2013; 342 (6162): 1119 DOI: 10.1126/science.1243140