The nature and dynamics of friendships change throughout life. All of the following statements are supported by research about these dynamics EXCEPT:

A) ?toddlers may grieve when a friend moves away.
B) ?adolescent females tend to define their friends as groups of people.
C) ?friendships in middle adult years tend to be difficult to sustain.
D) ?elderly people tend to value long term friends with whom they can relive memories.
E) ?young children tend to think of friendships primarily in terms of their own needs.


B

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1. Maintaining face is an interactive task. 2. Our identities can be threatened if messages we receive do not support our positive or negative face. 3. An identity marker is a physical expansion of the self, such as a name tag. 4. When you create a halo, whether positive or negative, for an individual, you are likely to interact with that person in a way that supports that impression. 5. Our attributions are the negative inferences we form when individuals engage in behavior we don’t like or of which we don’t approve.

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______ suggests that how the media organizes and presents information influences how people are likely to understand the story.

A. Focus theory B. Agenda-setting theory C. Construction theory D. Framing theory

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Which type of conclusion illustrates the speaker's identification with the subject and encourages the audience to identify with the speaker?

A. summarizing B. quoting someone C. making a personal reference D. challenging the audience

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The arena in which deliberative decision making occurs through the exchange of ideas and arguments is known as the public _____

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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