Which of the following statements about secret tests used during the intensifying stage of intimate relationship development are valid?
A) Women are more likely than men to employ these secret tests of a relationship.
B) The triangle test aimed at making your partner jealous is an effective way to test the depth of a relationship.
C) Third-party questioning (a friend checks out the depth of feeling about the relationship) is a relatively harmless and effective way to test the depth of a relationship.
D) both a and c

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Research in relationship dynamics suggests that women are indeed more likely than men to use secret tests to gauge the depth of a relationship. Third-party questioning is considered a less direct and potentially less harmful method of testing a partner's feelings, as it avoids direct confrontation and the risks associated with more manipulative tests like trying to induce jealousy.

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