Chris knows that Pat struggles with infertility issues and is very sensitive about the topic. In order to disarm Pat during a conflict Chris brings up her inability to have children. This is known as
A) gunnysacking.
B) manipulation.
C) beltlining.
D) silencing.
C
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Which of the following does not have a comparable online counterpart?
a) Case study b) Ethnography c) Field Observation d) Focus group
If you want to improve your verbal communication, you should avoid asking the other person, "What did you mean?"
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
A kind of specific instance which is used where real examples are not available is called
a. hypothetical examples. b. reminding decision makers of their own experiences. c. historical instances. d. cinematic simulation.
CMC is another term for
a. computer mediated communication. b. contextual metacommunication. c. corporate multi-national communication. d. communication media context. e. None of the above