Jacob and Ethan,two college students,are roommates and split their rent and other expenses.Jacob does the cooking,and in return,Ethan does the cleaning and the laundry.According to the social-exchange theory,Jacob and Ethan exemplify ________ in this scenario.

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The reciprocity norm refers to the expectation that people will respond favorably to each other by returning benefits for benefits, and responding with either indifference or hostility to harm or aggression. In this scenario, Jacob and Ethan are reciprocating their efforts by sharing the responsibilities of cooking, cleaning, and laundry to save costs and make living together easier. The other options (B, C, and D) do not fit this scenario as well. Pluralistic ignorance refers to the phenomenon of assuming that others know more about a situation than oneself, and an illusion of transparency refers to the tendency to overestimate the extent to which one's thoughts and feelings are noticeable to others. The social-responsibility norm refers to the expectation that individuals will help those who depend on them, such as children or elderly parents, but this does not fit the relationship dynamic between Jacob and Ethan in this scenario.

Jacob and Ethan,two College Students,are Roommates and Split Their Rent