All communication takes place at two levels - the surface level of content and the level which qualifies what was said on the surface level. The second level is called:

a. communication
b. metacommunication
c. qualifying communication
d. non-communication


B

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Your text claims that averages are found everywhere: school, sports, and climate issues. Name an example not discussed in your text where you would use statistics; explain which central tendency(ies) you would use and why.

What will be an ideal response?

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A post hoc test is conducted to make multiple comparisons between the mean scores of three groups of clients in a child guidance center. Group A receives play therapy, only. Group B receives family therapy, only. Group C receives both play and family therapy. The significance level is .05 . The p value for the difference between Groups A and B is .66 . The p value for the difference between

Groups A and C is .01 . The p value for the difference between Groups B and C is .01 . Which of the following interpretations is most appropriate in light of these results? a. Play therapy and family therapy appear to be equally effective. b. Play therapy appears to be effective. c. Family therapy appears to be effective. d. The combination of play and family therapy appears to be more effective than either play therapy alone or family therapy alone.

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The authors cite several types of assertive behaviors in the text. Which type of assertion is used when there are incongruencies in the others' words and actions?

a. Empathic assertion. b. Basic assertion. c. Confrontational assertion. d. Escalating assertion. e. Levitating assertion.

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Which concept needs to be at the center of the framework for empowering older adults?

A) Family resources B) Medical insurance C) Self-determination

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