According to Burleson and Samter, the ability to make another person feel good is known as a

A) conversational skill.
B) ego supportive skill.
C) referential skill.
D) comforting skill.
E) persuasive skill.


B

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A) the failure of a nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania B) the day the global warming treaty was rejected by the U.S. Senate C) the day Wall Street reacted to the financial problems of AIG D) when a well-known ice cream maker lost all electricity at its biggest storage facility E) the government's response to Hurricane Katrina

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Predispositions are personally held preferences for particular types of communication situations or behaviors

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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The current generation will have very little opportunity to enact change concerning gender

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Answer: Answers will vary but should contain three of the following considerations: what are your own experiences and knowledge you will be speaking from? Is any of knowledge sensitive or classified? Is the topic controversial? Who are the members of the audience? What do they expect you to say? What is the occasion of the speech?

A) gestures. B) eye contact. C) credibility. D) immediacy.

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