"Our attraction toward another person is proportionate to the number of reinforcements that person gives us relative to the total number of reinforcements plus punishments the person gives us." This statement describes
A)Byrne's law of attraction.
B)Sternberg's theory of love.
C)the attachment theory of love.
D)the two-component theory of love.

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This statement is a description of Byrne's law of attraction, which proposes that attraction between two individuals is based on the balance of reinforcements and punishments received from each other. The more positive reinforcements (e.g. compliments, support) a person receives from another, the more attracted they will be to them. Conversely, the more punishments (e.g. criticism, neglect) they receive, the less attracted they will be.

"Our Attraction Toward Another Person Is Proportionate to the Number