When a relationship develops a private set of rules, understandings, meanings, and patterns of interaction, we say that it has developed a:

a. navigation point.
b. social support system.
c. relational culture.
d. grave dressing.


c. relational culture.

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a. miking in front of the bell b. miking off (at an angle to) the bell c. miking off the mouthpiece d. miking off the valves

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John is able to tell when his mother is annoyed with his behavior just by the look she gives him because nonverbal communication

A. serves multiple functions. B. is present in most communication contexts. C. is the primary means of expressing emotion. D. is present in most communication situations.

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It costs more to produce and sell a magazine than to acquire the pictures and articles that appear in it

a. True b. False

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When your roommate says "We're out of detergent again" and you take that as a criticism, you are paying attention to which aspect of the message?

A. context dimension B. content dimension C. representative dimension D. relational dimension

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