Carol is excited about her new job and is telling Chandra about it. How can Chandra respond

to Carol in ways that confirm Carol?

What will be an ideal response?


Students can answer this question by referring to the types of confirming responses,
listed below. The ones that are specifically relevant to this scenario include supportive responses,
expressions of positive feeling, and compliment.
* direct acknowledgement
* agreement about judgments
* supportive response
* clarifying response
* expression of positive feeling
* compliment

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