How Does a Long-Term Relationship, Such as One Has with a Close

question 15

Multiple Choice

How does a long-term relationship, such as one has with a close friend or family member, affect expectations for reciprocity?

• A) Exchanges are monitored such that each person ensures that the partner who is indebted alternates regularly between the two.
• B) Each person is expected to give when the other is in need and they are able to give, regardless of who has given more in the past.
• C) Each person works to give more, thus keeping the other indebted to them.
• D) It does not affect reciprocity. Reciprocal exchanges operate in the same way in both short-term and long-term relationships.

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