What are "confirming messages/responses"? What characterizes them?
What will be an ideal response?
Confirming messages or responses validate those with whom we are communicating.
These types of communication are characterized by recognition of the other person, relevant dialogue, and acceptance; all of these show a willingness to be involved in the relationship.
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The Reagan-Bush administrations (1981-1992) favored the
a. trickle-down approach. b. "Robin-Hood" approach. c. interventionist approach increasing income. d. interventionist approach providing job training.
A research article reports the following:
"The mean performance scores for the Normal Sleep, Reduced Sleep, and No Sleep groups were 18.0, 16.6, and 15.6, respectively, F(2,36 ) = 2.95, p < .05." Based on this information, which conclusion is most accurate? A) People who get no sleep perform significantly worse than people who sleep a reduced amount. B) People who sleep a reduced amount perform significantly worse than people who sleep a normal amount. C) The three groups do not all come from populations with the same mean, although it is not clear which population means are different. D) This null hypothesis cannot be rejected.
Social change always originates at the macro level.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
One's economic position in the stratification system, especially one's occupation, defines one's ______.
A. social stratification B. social inequality C. social class D. caste