Within a Relationship, Negative Affect Reciprocity Refers to the

Within a relationship, negative affect reciprocity refers to the

A) tit-for-tat exchange and retaliation of negative verbal and nonverbal expressions.
B) demand/withdraw pattern of communication where one partner criticizes and the other clams up and stops communicating.
C) hurt, bad feelings, and anger that one partner feels in response to the critical comments of the other.
D) mutual stonewalling that occurs between two partners when conversations get heated and neither side is willing to compromise or offer construction suggestions.