Pauline moved from Minneapolis to Pierre,South Dakota.In Minneapolis,she had a long history of successful close relationships and several attractive men used to ask her out.In Pierre,she started what she considers a rather poor relationship with Thomas,a man whom she found to be insensitive but better than the other options available in her new,small community.Now that she's been in Pierre for an extended time,she thinks she will continue dating Thomas.Let "" mean "is greater than." From the perspective of interdependence theory,Pauline is in a situation in which her:

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Pauline moved from Minneapolis to Pierre,South Dakota.In Minneapolis,she had a long history of successful close relationships and several attractive men used to ask her out.In Pierre,she started what she considers a rather poor relationship with Thomas,a man whom she found to be insensitive but better than the other options available in her new,small community.Now that she's been in Pierre for an extended time,she thinks she will continue dating Thomas.Let ">" mean "is greater than." From the perspective of interdependence theory,Pauline is in a situation in which her:

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Interdependence theory suggests that individuals base their decision to stay in a relationship on a comparison between their perceived outcomes (the rewards and costs of the relationship) and their comparison level (CL) and comparison level for alternatives (CLalt). In this scenario, Pauline's CL in Pierre is likely lower than her CL in Minneapolis due to the difference in available options for relationships. However, her CLalt in Pierre is also likely lower, which means that she perceives Thomas as the best option available to her. Therefore, her decision to continue dating Thomas is based on the fact that the outcome of the relationship is greater than her current CL, but not greater than her CLalt, leading to the pattern of CL > outcome > CLalt.

Pauline Moved from Minneapolis to Pierre,South Dakota