Katie and Robin are seeing a marriage counsellor, Dr. McMurray, to ask her advice about how to save their relationship. Dr. McMurray tells them that the reason they are having trouble is because "Neither of you perceive that you are getting as much out of the relationship as you are putting into it." What does this statement indicate that Dr. McMurray is a proponent of?

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Dr. McMurray's statement points towards exchange theory, which proposes that relationships are based on the exchange of resources and benefits between partners. This theory suggests that a relationship is successful when both partners feel that they are receiving as much as they are giving to the relationship.

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