Name and briefly describe three of the four types of costs and rewards that are considered as
part of social exchange theory.
What will be an ideal response?
* Immediate rewards and costs occur in the present moment of a relationship. You compare your
current relationships and assess their present value.
* Forecasted rewards and costs are based on projection or prediction, on the guesses about the
potential of a relationship or its future outlook.
* Cumulative rewards and costs represent the total rewards and costs accrued over the duration
of the relationship.
* Expected rewards and costs represent expectations and ideals about how rewarding a
relationship should be relative to its costs.
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According to the text, W.J. (James) Potter uncovered a negative relationship between
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