Jeff and Mary Have Been Dating for Several Weeks and Are

question 64

Multiple Choice

Jeff and Mary have been dating for several weeks and are both considering making their relationship exclusive and not seeing other people. According to social exchange theory, their commitment to the relationship will be greater if

• A)there is sexual intimacy
• B)the relationship exceeds their respective comparison levels
• C)there are no other alternative romantic relationships for either of them
• D)there is enough self-disclosure

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Definitions:

Sons of Liberty

A group of colonial American patriots who organized against the British government prior to the American Revolution, protesting against taxation without representation.

Tea Act

A 1773 act of the British Parliament that granted the East India Company the right to sell tea to the American colonies free of taxes imposed on colonial tea importers, leading to the Boston Tea Party.

East India Company

A British trading company formed in the early 17th century, granted a monopoly on British trade with India and East Asia, playing a key role in the colonization and imperial control over regions.

Intolerable Acts

Four parliamentary measures in reaction to the Boston Tea Party that forced payment for the tea, disallowed colonial trials of British soldiers, forced their quartering in private homes, and reduced the number of elected officials in Massachusetts.