Identify a true statement about exchange theory.

A. It stresses that self-disclosure links an individual with another person in a mutually growing process.
B. It argues that a one-sided intimate relationship will probably not last.
C. It stresses that intimacy development means a progressive shrinking of the personal boundary of individuals.
D. It argues that competition, which is not healthy, is involved in all human relationships.


Answer: B

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