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Would it be worth mentioning Deutsch, who worked on this in 1949 already?

I think it would be helpful to have more examples, to make the different kinds of costs/rewards clearer. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.235.185.80 ( talk) 16:41, 13 April 2012 (UTC) reply

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At the moment the article is not detailed enough to justify a separate article from social exchange theory. It should be merged into it or significantly expanded. François Robere ( talk) 13:16, 16 April 2016 (UTC) reply