Empowerment is most likely to occur when:

A. communication behaviors are effective but an individual has very low interpersonal power.
B. communication behaviors are ineffectively combined with excessive use of power.
C. expressions of interpersonal power are sufficient and communication behaviors are effective.
D. expressions of interpersonal power are excessive and communication behaviors are effective.
E. None of the answers is correct.


Answer: C

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What will be an ideal response?

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