Which display rule involves acting as though you're indifferent or emotionless when you are actually experiencing an emotion?

A. inhibition
B. de-intensification
C. simulation
D. masking


Answer: A

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Blake and Mouton identified five conflict styles based on the degree of self-concern and other-concern. Which of the following characterizes an accommodating style?

A. Self concern is maximized and other concern is minimized. B. Self concern is minimized and other concern is maximized. C. Both self and other concerns are maximized. D. Both self and other concerns are minimized.

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In a court of equity, an aggrieved party may secure:

a) only monetary compensation for his/her injuries; b) monetary compensation for injuries plus additional money for “pain and suffering;” c) non-monetary remedies such as injunctions, restraining orders, and orders of specific performance; d) none of these.

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Compare the principles and concepts of Media Ecology Theory to those of Cultivation Analysis. What similarities and differences exist between the two theories?

What will be an ideal response?

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In asking the participants to take the interview seriously, as if it were really a job interview, the researchers were trying to establish:

a. external validity b. manipulation checks c. measurement reliability d. internal validity e. none of the above

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