The idea that one's self-image is shaped by the ways others view them is called _____

a. social comparison
b. self-fulfilling prophecy
c. reflected appraisals
d. self-concept


Answer: c

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What is crisis management?

A) helping a client or organization through an emergency B) covering up the mess a predecessor has made C) protecting the corporate hierarchy from intensive press scrutiny D) masking the absence of a strategic plan

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According to the textbook, which of the following is an example of an asymmetrical relationship?

a. two roommates eating dinner together b. coworkers on an assembly line c. a faculty member and a student in a college course d. two individuals going on a first date

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Paraphrasing a speaker's message and relating one's understanding of that message back to

a speaker is known as __________ listening. a. passive b. active c. pseudo d. emotional e. factual

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