Which theory of attraction suggests that if two people are friends but have opposing views, they will avoid tension and arousal by either changing their attitude towards each other or changing their attitudes so that they are more in line with one another?

a) Social comparison
b) Evolutionary perspective
c) Balance theory
d) Reciprocity principle


CORRECT = C

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