Balance Theory Suggests That a Relationship Between Two People Will

question 28

Multiple Choice

Balance theory suggests that a relationship between two people will be balanced when ______.

• A) they are of similar physical attractiveness
• B) they share the same values
• C) material and psychological resources are exchanged equally between individuals
• D) they share similar genes

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Definitions:

Mean

The arithmetic average of a set of numbers, calculated by adding all the numbers and dividing by the count.

Standard Normal Curve

A bell-shaped curve that is symmetric about the mean, showing the distribution of a standard normal variable where the mean is zero and the standard deviation is one.

Z-score

A statistic that measures the distance of a single data point from the mean, expressed in units of standard deviation.

Percentile

A statistical measure indicating the value below which a given percentage of observations in a group falls.