Dave Has Recently Taken Jennifer Out for a Wonderful, Elaborate

question 42

Multiple Choice

Dave has recently taken Jennifer out for a wonderful, elaborate birthday date, which involved all of Jennifer's favorite activities and an expensive gift. However, when Dave's birthday came a week later, Jennifer gave him some flowers and told him that she had too much work to do, so they could not go out anywhere. Remembering the birthday he had given Jennifer a week earlier, Dave was very upset. Jennifer could not understand his anger and told him that she had thought that the gift he had given her was because he loved her, not because he thought he would get a gift later. Dave considers the relationship to be based on __________ and Jennifer considers the relationship to be __________.

• A) equality; equitable
• B) equity; equal
• C) communality; based on exchange principles
• D) exchange; communal

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Definitions:

Power Relationships

The dynamics of control, influence, and authority among individuals or groups in a social or professional context.

Social Exchange Theory

A social psychological perspective that explains social change and stability as a process of negotiated exchanges between parties.

Relational Dialectics Theory

A theory focusing on the contradictions and tensions found in personal relationships, emphasizing their dynamic and ongoing nature.

Self-Disclosure

The act of sharing personal, private, or sensitive information about oneself with others.