The Hypothesis That People Stay in Relationships as Long as They

question 174

Multiple Choice

The hypothesis that people stay in relationships as long as they perceive a favorable ratio of costs to benefits is known as:

• A)reciprocal altruism.
• B)social exchange.
• C)norm of reciprocity.
• D)perceptual confirmation.

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Definitions:

Cervical Enlargement

a widened area of the spinal cord that supplies nerves to the upper limbs.

Gray Matter

Neural tissue, especially of the brain and spinal cord, that predominantly contains neuronal cell bodies, dendrites, and unmyelinated axons, involved in processing and integration of information.

Upper Limbs

The regions of the human body extending from the shoulders to the hands, including the arms, forearms, and hands.

Pia Mater

The delicate innermost layer of the meninges, the membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord.