Elijah began dating Penny a few weeks ago, and things seemed fine, until he met Randi. He

felt that a relationship with Randi would be more likely to offer him his expectations for a
relationship. He broke up with Penny and began to see Randi.

Elijah has engaged which aspect
of social exchange theory?
A) cumulative rewards and costs
B) expected rewards and costs
C) comparison to alternatives
D) Elijah has engaged in none of these


C

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