A functional perspective suggests that communication has uses, purposes, and is used to meet needs and facilitate goal-attainment. For persons who lack structured interaction with other people (due to loneliness, social anxiety, and so forth) working in small groups can function to meet the need for __________
A. affection
B. inclusion
C. control
D. status
E. self-actualization
ANS: b
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True False
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