An expectation that people will help those who have helped them is known as?

An expectation that people will help those who have helped them is known as?

• A. Mere Exposure Effect
• B. Social-Responsibility Norm
• C. Passionate Love
• D. Reciprocity Norm

Answer: (D)

Reciprocity is the expectation that people will respond to kindness with a return act of kindness. When someone helps us, we feel a social obligation to repay the favor, which reinforces cooperative behavior and trust within a group. This norm helps explain why helping often leads to more help in the future and supports social harmony. It differs from the Mere Exposure Effect, which is about increased liking from repeated exposure and not about returning favors; from the Social-Responsibility Norm, which emphasizes helping those in need even without any personal return; and from passionate love, which is about intense romantic feelings rather than reciprocal helping.

Reciprocity is the expectation that people will respond to kindness with a return act of kindness. When someone helps us, we feel a social obligation to repay the favor, which reinforces cooperative behavior and trust within a group. This norm helps explain why helping often leads to more help in the future and supports social harmony. It differs from the Mere Exposure Effect, which is about increased liking from repeated exposure and not about returning favors; from the Social-Responsibility Norm, which emphasizes helping those in need even without any personal return; and from passionate love, which is about intense romantic feelings rather than reciprocal helping.