Explain passive, aggressive, passive-aggressive, and assertive behavior. While most people

communicate in different styles in different contexts, which style do you typically use? Provide
an example of your communication in a particular context.

What will be an ideal response?


Passive communicators avoid conflict through denial, avoidance, or accommodation.
Aggressive communicators directly communicate distress through anger or hostile nonverbal
behaviors. Passive-aggressive communicators use subtle tactics to express their wishes or punish
a transgressor. Assertive communicators look for conflict resolutions that will satisfy everyone.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Which of the following is NOT one of the strategies used by cable to make themselves more attractive to advertisers?

a. Shared demographic or psychographic interest in programs and channels b. Zoning c. Roadblocking d. Lift

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Which of the following plays a critical role in the process of identity development?

A. adaptability B. decoding C. noise D. communication

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Recent research shows that people who are able to self-disclose __________.

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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