Claire and Matt Are Involved in a Romantic Relationship

question 80

Multiple Choice

Claire and Matt are involved in a romantic relationship.Matt has recently given Claire a gold bracelet.Because there was no special occasion,Claire now feels the need to reciprocate the gift.The _______ theory of relationships is most applicable in this case.

• A) self-perception
• B) equality
• C) social exchange
• D) triangular
• E) equity

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Definitions:

Speech Stream

The continuous flow of spoken language that a listener receives, which they must segment into recognizable units or words.

Ambiguous Referents

Words or phrases that have more than one possible referent, or whose referent is not clear or definite.

Single Morpheme

The smallest meaningful unit of language that cannot be divided into smaller parts.

Phonemes

The basic units of sound in a language that distinguish one word from another, e.g., the difference between the "p" in "pat" and the "b" in "bat".