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The hypothesis that people stay in relationships as long as they perceive a favorable ratio of costs to benefits is known as:

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The hypothesis that people stay in relationships as long as they perceive a favourable ratio of costs to benefits is known as social exchange.
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The correct answer is social exchange. This will have you believe that people stay in relationships even when not fully satisfied, which is kind of wrong because often people run away the second they are bothered by something, or stay in a relationship even when they have no benefits at all and don't even love the person out of fear or something similar.
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