Identify the conflict pattern that you feel you most often exhibit. Provide an example from your own life that illustrates this pattern.

What will be an ideal response?


Answers will vary, but students should provide a conflict pattern by name: symmetrical escalation, symmetrical withdrawal, pursuit–withdrawal or withdrawal–pursuit, or symmetrical negotiation, and provide a clear example from their own lives that illustrates the pattern.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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According to McCroskey's research, what percent of the general population experiences very high levels of communication apprehension?

a) 10% b) 15% c) 20% d) 40% e) 50%

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Motivational appeals work by associating a message with fulfilling basic needs, desires, and impulses

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The text mentions that communication apprehension can be a learned behavior. What are the other two

causes mentioned in the chapter? A. Nightmares, Context based B. Fear, Heredity C. Heredity, Skills Deficiency D. Childhood Reinforcement, Self-fulfilling prophecy

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