Question

Pauline moved from Minneapolis to Pierre, South Dakota. In Minneapolis, she had a long history of successful close relationships and several attractive men used to ask her out. In Pierre, she started what she considers a rather poor relationship with Thomas, a man whom she found to be insensitive but better than the other options available in her new, small community. Now that she has lived in Pierre for an extended time, she thinks she will continue dating Thomas. From the perspective of interdependence theory, Pauline is in a situation in which her:_________.

A) CL > CLalt > outcome.
B) CL > outcome > CLalt.
C) CLalt > CL > outcome.
D) CLalt > outcome > CL.

Answer 1

Answer is B. CL > outcome > CLalt

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Step-by-step explanation:

Pauline moved from Minneapolis to Pierre, South Dakota. In Minneapolis, she had a long history of successful close relationships and several attractive men used to ask her out. In Pierre, she started what she considers a rather poor relationship with Thomas, a man whom she found to be insensitive but better than the other options available in her new, small community. Now that she has lived in Pierre for an extended time, she thinks she will continue dating Thomas. From the perspective of interdependence theory, Pauline is in a situation in which her:

CL > outcome > CLalt

Answer 2

B) CL > outcome > CLalt.

Step-by-step explanation:

Pauline moved from Minneapolis to Pierre, South Dakota. In Minneapolis, she had a long history of successful close relationships and several attractive men used to ask her out. In Pierre, she started what she considers a rather poor relationship with Thomas, a man whom she found to be insensitive but better than the other options available in her new, small community. Now that she has lived in Pierre for an extended time, she thinks she will continue dating Thomas. From the perspective of interdependence theory, Pauline is in a situation in which her CL > outcome > CLalt.