Why does Emilio become quiet or repeat what someone else has said when talking with more than a couple people?

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Emilio becomes quiet or repeats what others have said in order to protect himself from possible disapproval. Such behavior is a protective device that socially anxious people use. They often repeat what someone else has said because they think it makes them seem agreeable and polite. They are afraid that if they contradict what someone else says or if they say something no one else has already said, they will be negatively evaluated. They think this strategy protects them from potentially being rejected by others.

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a. conformity. b. persuasian c. cognitive dissonance. d. actor-observer bias.

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A. measuring the amount of a person's short-term memory B. intentionally repeating information over and over again C. processing iconic and echoic images simultaneously D. recalling items at the beginning of a list, but not at the end of a list

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a. vulva b. vaginismus area c. vaginitis area d. vestibular area

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