Jana is engaged to Matt. She suspects Matt is very flirtatious. To reduce her uncertainty about her fiancé and to see if he is the “right one” for her, she types up an anonymous letter. In the letter, she asks Matt to meet at a certain place and time. She signs it, “your secret admirer.” Jana believes that her uncertainty will be reduced by seeing if Matt tells her about the letter and/or if he shows up at the fictitious meeting. Jana’s uncertainty reduction strategy is best categorized as a ______.
A. third-party test
B. public presentation test
C. indirect suggestion test
D. triangle test
D. triangle test
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