According to Thibaut and Kelley, the Standard by Which People

question 6

Multiple Choice

According to Thibaut and Kelley, the standard by which people evaluate the rewards and costs of a relationship (in terms of what they think the relationship should bring them or what they deserve in a relationship, given what they know about other similar relationships) is called

• A) comparison level of alternatives.
• B) equity.
• C) distributive justice.
• D) a comparison level.
• E) a reward contingency.

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