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Our tendency to establish and maintain warm relationships with people if they are physically attractive is best explained in terms of:

Correct answer: A. social exchange theory

  • A. social exchange theory
  • B. the just- world phenomenon
  • C. the bystander effect
  • D. the foot- in- the- door phenomenon

Explanation

Social exchange theory explains relationships as involving rewards and costs, and physical attractiveness is commonly perceived as a social reward. The other options concern fairness beliefs, helping inhibition, or gradual compliance rather than attraction.

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