The reinforcement-affect model of affiliative behavior is based on the premise that

A) we feel good when we affiliate with people.
B) we affiliate with those people with whom we associate positive feelings.
C) we like our family members better than non-family members.
D) we tend to like agreeable people better than non-agreeable people.


Answer: B

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