norm of reciprocity

collocation in English

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norm
noun[C usually plural]
uk
/nɔːm/us
/nɔːrm/
an accepted standard or a way of behaving or doing things that most people ...
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reciprocity
noun[U]
uk
/ˌres.ɪˈprɒs.ə.ti/us
/ˌres.ɪˈprɑː.sə.t̬i/
behaviour in which two people or groups of people give each other help ...
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(Definition ofnormandreciprocityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In line with thenormofreciprocity, we hypothesise that those who receive more help also give more help in return.
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Commitment to thenormofreciprocityis such that people are often willing to accept costs to themselves rather than see this norm violated with impunity.
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This consent has two dimensions, one based on the socialnormofreciprocitybetween taxpayers and the state, and the second on the perceived fairness of a collective behaviour.
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Thenormofreciprocityvaries widely in its details from situation to situation, and from society to society.
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Sixth graders are able to understand thenormofreciprocitybecause they realize that relationships require both partners to cooperate and to mutually exchange secrets.
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The socialnormofreciprocityoften takes different forms in different areas of social life, or in different societies.
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Thisnormofreciprocityis shown to begin occurring for children in sixth grade.
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A positivenormofreciprocityis the embedded obligations created by exchanges of benefits or favours among individuals.
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Thus, thenormofreciprocityultimately has survival value.
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One way that psychologists have been able to study thenormofreciprocityin children is by observing and experimenting on their toy sharing behavior.
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Disapproval is often enough to make people comply withnormofreciprocity.
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Like gratitude, these other ideas have things in common with thenormofreciprocity, but are quite distinct from it.
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This mutual exchange of sharing secrets could be thenormofreciprocity, in which individuals disclose because it is a social norm.
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The third explanation, thenormofreciprocity, argues that reciprocating disclosure is a social norm and violating it makes a person uncomfortable.
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Does nt following thenormofreciprocityeliminate unconditional love or loyalty?
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He thus claimed all human relationships are based on thenormofreciprocity.
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Requiring a prompt and exact return of the benefit received may defeat the general purpose of thenormofreciprocityby driving disadvantaged people further into debt.
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Those who engage in extended reciprocity are affected by the social exchange theory and thenormofreciprocitywhich can account for the lower degree of liking.
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Between these two components, social networks are believed to produce norms of reciprocity and trust, even though, such social norms may help build social networks.
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