Research on balance theory has presented participants with various balanced and unbalanced threesomes (triads)and measured their memory for the scenarios and their responses to the people.What has this research found?
A) Participants remember balanced relationships better, but they rate them less favorably than they do unbalanced relationships.
B) Participants remember balanced relationships better and rate them more favorably than they do unbalanced relationships.
C) Participants remember unbalanced relationships better and rate them more favorably than they do balanced relationships.
D) Participants remember unbalanced relationships better but rate them less favorably than they do balanced relationships.

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Research on balance theory has consistently found that participants remember balanced relationships better than unbalanced relationships. Additionally, participants rate balanced relationships more favorably than unbalanced relationships. This supports the idea that humans have a natural preference for symmetry and balance in their relationships.

Research on Balance Theory Has Presented Participants with Various Balanced