When Jessica and Carl were first introduced, she didn't think of Carl as a potential dating partner. However, Carl was always nice to Jessica and often did special things for her. All of Jessica's friends told her that it was obvious that Carl liked her, and before too long, Jessica and Carl were involved in a long-term relationship. Jessica's change in feeling toward Carl could BEST be explained using
A) infatuation.
B) reciprocity.
C) similarity.
D) overcompensation.

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Carl's consistent niceness and efforts to do special things for Jessica created a sense of reciprocity, or the feeling that she should reciprocate his feelings because he was showing her affection and attention. This ultimately led to her developing romantic feelings for him.

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