Question

Abrie and Farah are best friends. Abrie has a part-time job at a clothing store and helped Farah by letting her use her staff discount card to buy a prom dress. In turn, Farah promised Abrie that she would help her study for her Biology exam. They are offering each other _______________ support. Group of answer choices

Answer 1

instrumental support

Step-by-step explanation:

Instrumental support refers to the concrete way people help each other. This form of support involves a concrete, direct way of supporting other person.

In this example, the support Abrie and Farah give each other is very concrete: Abrie let Farah use her discount card to buy a dress. In turn, Farah will help Abrie study for her biology exam.

These are examples of direct ways of supporting each other and therefore it's instrumental support.