A basketball coach wants to get his players attention and also wants to get them fired up for the second half, so he shows more anger than he really feels. What display rule is the coach following?

a. neutralizing
b. overintensifying
c. deintensifying
d. masking


b. overintensifying

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A speaker trying to convince the audience that road rage is a

serious problem that needs to be solved should follow the __________ strategy. Fill in the blanks with correct word

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Rajiv plans to speak to his class about violence in the United States. As the date for his speech approaches, he adds a reference to a recent workplace shooting, which he heard about on the evening news. By adding this reference, Rajiv recognized the importance of ________ in defining the occasion.

A. identification B. rhetorical criticism C. simultaneous events D. audience feedback

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A social construction that encompasses biological sex, psychological characteristics, attitudes about the sexes, and sexual orientation is known as __________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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