Chloe and Aidan have known one another for several years, but gradually they’ve begun to get closer and have moved their relationship to a romantic level. They’ve begun to attend parties together, host get-togethers, and often finish one another’s sentences. What stage of Knapp’s theory of coming together would best characterize Chloe and Aiden’s current relationship?

A. experimenting stage
B. intensifying stage
C. integrating stage
D. bonding stage


C. integrating stage

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A) Ignoring current media B) Asking your parents C) Audience inventories D) Accessing The Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature E) Seeking a fortune teller to find the best topic

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Constitutive rules define what:

a. Language skills children should possess at various developmental stages. b. Communication means by telling us how to count certain kinds of communication. c. Is grammatically correct. d. Is permanent in language and communication.

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a. media moguls b. key news sources c. gatekeepers d. public servants

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