Maria tried to learn to swim at a young age but gave up before succeeding. She carried the belief that she could not learn to swim into adulthood and labeled herself a nonswimmer. This is an example of

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s)


Answer: a self-fulfilling prophecy

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The two-gender system generally constructed in the United States

a. is constructed through verbal and nonverbal communication. b. reflects and maintains inequitable power relations. c. is same across all cultures. d. maintains the binary opposition between femininity and masculinity.

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Laissez-Faire groups were generally better satisfied and functioned in a more orderly way

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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Define critical listening.

What will be an ideal response?

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Citing bad research can perpetuate dangerous myths that might cause your audience to jump to unsafe conclusions.

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

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