Becky is the communications director for a major public relations company. She served on the committee that drafted the company's mission statement and helps upper-level managers edit memos and official announcements. Becky also writes the company newsletter that is distributed once a month. Based on these examples, Becky's job seems to involve which kind of communication?

A. lateral
B. informal
C. formal
D. upward


Answer: C

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a. pretends to listen to conversation b. interprets innocent comments as personal attacks c. uses information to try to discredit the other person d. interrupts stories to guess the endings

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Which of the following is true regarding deception?

a. Individuals are generally accurate in detecting deception. b. All deception behaviors impair relationships. c. Deception behaviors are rare in close interpersonal relationships. d. The most frequent issue individuals deceived their romantic partners about was competing relationships.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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If an attribution is internal then it must also be controllable.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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