The Basic Motive to Seek and Maintain Interpersonal Relationships Is

question 81

Multiple Choice

The basic motive to seek and maintain interpersonal relationships is known as ________.

• A)the affiliation need
• B)the affect-centered model of attraction
• C)the proportion of similarity
• D)an adaptive response
• E)the aversion hypothesis

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