“I think Aline and I are going to be really close friends. We just ‘clicked’ right away,” says Jen. Based on Jen’s description, you would expect her relationship with Aline to be characterized by which patterns?

a. an immediately high incidence of self-disclosure
b. a long period of friendship before a sudden increase in self-disclosure
c. increasing self-disclosure after getting to know each other
d. a stable, low level of self-disclosure without decreasing satisfaction


a. an immediately high incidence of self-disclosure

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a. always creates a public forum b. never creates a public forum c. may not discriminate on the basis of the content of expression if it creates a public forum d. may always discriminate on the basis of the content of expression

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When you try to widen the range of your audience's knowledge, your general purpose is to inform

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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When delivering a face threatening act, one can choose to be ambiguous so that the face of another isn’t harmed, but there is the potential that the message will be misinterpreted. This strategy is called ______.

A. off-record B. positive politeness C. negative politeness D. bald on record

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Maintain eye contact with the listeners while delivering clinchers

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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