Which of the Following Ideas Is Not Consistent with Social

question 139

Multiple Choice

Which of the following ideas is not consistent with social exchange theory (including Rusbult's expansion of the theory) ?

• A) Your rewards and your costs determine your outcome in a relationship.
• B) Your outcome compared to your comparison level determines your satisfaction with a relationship.
• C) Your commitment, your rewards, and your costs determine your comparison level of alternatives.
• D) Your satisfaction, your investment, and your comparison level of alternatives determine your commitment to a relationship.

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Definitions:

Exoneration

The act of being cleared or absolved from blame, responsibility, obligation, or, specifically in legal terms, criminal charges.

Surety

is a guarantee, usually in the form of a bond, where one party guarantees the debts or obligations of another party to a third party.

Surety

A financial guarantee by one party (the surety) to assume responsibility for the debt obligation of a borrower if that borrower defaults.

Principal Debtor

The primary individual or entity responsible for fulfilling the obligations of a debt or loan agreement.