Not wanting to “rub it in” around his friends, Greg shows much less happiness about getting accepted to law school than he really feels. Greg is ______.

a. masking an emotion
b. neutralizing an emotion
c. deintensifying an emotion
d. overintensifying an emotion


c. deintensifying an emotion

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Define the seven speech purposes discussed in your book. Write a purpose statement representing

each purpose. What will be an ideal response?

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A situation in which people have incompatible ideas about what the proper course of action should be is often a(n) ________.

A. affective conflict B. value conflict C. conflict of interest D. cognitive conflict

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Which of the following can be identified by self-analysis?

A. professional strengths and weaknesses B. personality strengths and weaknesses C. communicative strengths and weaknesses D. All of the answers are correct.

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