In research on friendship reciprocity, researchers asked best-friend pairs to each report how much they trusted each other. Tom rated his trust for his best friend Jerry as a 10 out of 10. Jerry rated his trust for Tom as a 7 out of 10. In this example, Tom is the _____(a)_____ and Jerry is the _____(b)_____.
A) actor; partner
B) partner; actor
C) both are actors and partners
D) neither are actors nor partners

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In this context, both Tom and Jerry are considered both actors and partners because each of them is reporting their trust level in the other, making them active participants (actors) in providing data, as well as the subject of the other's report (partners).

In Research on Friendship Reciprocity, Researchers Asked Best-Friend Pairs to Each