Connie and Rhonda Are New Employees at the Company

Multiple Choice

Connie and Rhonda are new employees at the company. In the past month since they were hired, they have developed a friendship as each confides to the other about their struggles to work and take care of family as well as their impressions of other employees. Their close relationship has developed because they chose to share their thoughts and feelings with each other. This is known as

A) self-disclosure.
B) social comparison.
C) empathic helping.
D) social exchange.