All of the following statements about self-disclosure are true EXCEPT

A. self-disclosure sometimes occurs with strangers in public places
B. self-disclosure can be strategic, which means that disclosures are planned
C. self-disclosure is not necessary to move nonintimate relationships toward intimacy
D. self-disclosure can be nonstrategic, which means that disclosures are spontaneous


Answer: C

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