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1

Relationship partners might perceive stress and conflict to be the _____________ of their relationship.
A)cost
B)reward
C)exchange pattern
D)generalized exchange
2

Social Exchange Theory (SET) poses the following equation: _____________ equals rewards minus costs.
A)Relational process
B)Worth
C)Reciprocity
D)Social penetration
3

The above equation is also proposed to influence the _____________ of the relationship.
A)positivity
B)negativity
C)outcome
D)certainty
4

Thibaut and Kelley's specific Social Exchange Theory is called the Theory of:
A)Overall Exchange
B)Resources
C)Rewards
D)Interdependence
5

In Thibaut and Kelley's theory, people are seen as:
A)seekers
B)rational
C)unique
D)drive reducers
6

_____________ illustrate(s) Game Theory, which underlies Thibaut and Kelley's approach.
A)Dungeons and Dragons
B)Prisoner's Dilemma
C)Computer games
D)Outcome analysis
7

Our _____________ is a standard representing what rewards and costs we feel should be attached to a particular relationship.
A)comparison level
B)comparison level for alternatives
C)outcome
D)reward level
8

If your outcome in a particular relationship is greater than your comparison level, which is, in turn, greater than your comparison level for alternatives, SET predicts you will have a(n) _____________ relationship.
A)unsatisfying and unstable
B)satisfying and unstable
C)satisfying and stable
D)unsatisfying and stable
9

Thibaut and Kelley are interested in _____________, or the dependence one person has on another for outcomes.
A)control
B)power
C)exchange patterns
D)cooperation
10

Thibaut and Kelley say there are three different matrices that describe the patterns of social exchange: the given, the effective, and the _________________ matrix.
A)relational
B)idiomatic
C)outcome
D)effective







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