Eight-Year-Old Cindy Has to Decide Whether to Be Best Friends

question 92

Multiple Choice

Eight-year-old Cindy has to decide whether to be best friends with Jillian, who has lots of toys to play with, or with Kaitlin, whose family gets the Disney channel on their TV. According to social exchange theory, Cindy's choice will most likely be influenced by her consideration of which of the following?

• A) comparison level for alternatives
• B) evaluation of the matching hypothesis
• C) relative proximity of the two possible friends
• D) the socioeconomic status of the girls' families

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Definitions:

Odorants

Chemical substances that are perceived by the sense of smell.

Olfactory Receptors

Specialized nerve cells responsible for detecting odors in the environment and initiating the sense of smell.

Molecules

The smallest units of a chemical compound that can exist while retaining the identity of that compound.

Axons

Long, slender projections of nerve cells that transmit electrical impulses towards other neurons, muscle cells, or glands.