Social+Reciprocity

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=Social Reciprocity= This Psych term refers to the phenomena of reciprocating a gift or good deed. For example, if Marty buys Joe a toy, Joe feels obligated to buy a toy for Marty, returning the favor.

Research has shown that reciprocity also applies to negative things, like the concept of revenge.

In Culture/Society this term applies to gift giving, and also self-disclosure, where someone telling something about themselves causes someone else to do the same. For example. someone revealing something about themselves provokes the other person, perhaps sympathizing with how wrenching that might have been for him or her, feels he or she must do the same, evening the odds so to speak. Perhaps this is a sign of human beings' inherent desire for equality, or reciprocity.

Take the Staged world of WWE. If one superstar does a dastardly thing, it is reciprocated by another. media type="youtube" key="Ki9o64sX_u8" height="315" width="420" Now look what Triple H does in return... media type="youtube" key="98fA0xQUptI" height="315" width="420"

Imagine NHS student Dave asks Nancy to Prom and gives her flowers...

Then Nancy, overcome with emotions and subconsciously exuding reciprocity, gives Joe a great big hug.