The model suggesting that we tend to stick with people who can give us rewards that are greater than or equal to the costs we encounter in dealing with them is called . a. attribution theory
b. social exchange theory
c. communication accommodation theory
d. social information processing theory

Imagine a child who consistently gets mediocre grades and is often picked last for a team when games are played at recess. however, he likes to make silly jokes and play pranks, and he notices that people laugh when he does those things. the child starts to think that others are laughing with him, not at him. this is part of the process that charles cooley