Sharon tells Rebecca about a time when she cheated on a test. Rebecca discloses that she once helped some classmates steal an answer sheet. Identify and explain the principle of self-disclosure Sharon and Rebecca are exhibiting.

What will be an ideal response?


Sharon and Rebecca are exhibiting reciprocity--more specifically, the dyadic effect, which is the tendency to return another’s self-disclosure with one that matches it in level of intimacy.

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