Repeated Contact with Someone Usually Increases Our Liking for Him

question 44

Multiple Choice

Repeated contact with someone usually increases our liking for him or her.This concept is known as _____.

• A) reciprocity
• B) the mere exposure effect
• C) complementarity
• D) reactance

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Definitions:

Disengagement Theory

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