When Brad told Jeremy, “I’m going to study really hard for that history test,” and Jeremy replied, “I know you will. You have a real drive to do well in school. I admire you.” Jeremy engaged in

A) confirmation.
B) disconfirmation.
C) rejection.
D) allness.


Ans: A) confirmation.

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