During This Stage of Knapp's Relationship Escalation Model, the Couple

question 23

Multiple Choice

During this stage of Knapp's relationship escalation model, the couple reaches a shared level of interdependence. Knapp notes that it is during this relationship stage that some type of formal, official announcement is made of the couple's commitment to one another (such as an engagement or marriage) .

• A) bonding/intimacy
• B) integrating
• C) experimenting/exploration
• D) intensification

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