Which of the Following Ideas Is NOT Consistent with Social

question 96

Multiple Choice

Which of the following ideas is NOT consistent with social exchange theory (including Rusbult's expansion of the theory) ?

• A) Your rewards and your costs determine your outcome in a relationship.
• B) Your outcome compared to your comparison level determines your satisfaction with a relationship.
• C) Your commitment, your rewards, and your costs determine your comparison level of alternatives.
• D) Your satisfaction, your investment, and your comparison level of alternatives determine your commitment to a relationship.

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Conventional Structure

A traditional or commonly accepted arrangement, pattern, or organization of something.

Correlated Stimulus

A stimulus that is consistently linked with another, often leading to an expectation of the second when the first is presented.

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with an unconditioned stimulus, eventually triggers a conditioned response.

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