The main tenet of social exchange theory is that we will help others when
a. the rewards outweigh the costs.
b. the rewards are high.
c. the costs are low.
d. they have already helped us.
Answer: A
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a. They enable us to forget about our past b. They distract us from negative events c. They can be used as a means of personal transformation d. They generate optimism about the future
If being given a free mug when you buy a particular brand of coffee-maker improves your attitude about that brand, your attitude change was influenced by:
a. mere exposure b. observational learning c. classical conditioning d. operant conditioning
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a) faith-based psychology over the lifespan b) religiosity across the lifespan, offering insight into adult religious development c) into teenage religious development d) endorsed by the Council of Churches and AARP
While in family therapy, a previously distant couple begins to communicate more frequently and intimately. At the beginning of therapy, the 13-year-old daughter used to sit close to her mother, frequently looking to the mother for reassurance and support and saying very little. Now, however, as the parents have become closer, the daughter has become openly hostile to and dismissive of the father. The daughter's change in behavior is best explained by the concept of:
A. Trangulation b. Double binding. c. Pseudo-hostility. d. Enmeshment. e. Transmuting internalization.