Jonathan has just met Carlos, a student from Brazil. He asks Carlos, “How do you like it here in America?” Carlos says, “I’m from America.” What is illustrated by this exchange?

a. defensiveness on Carlos’s part
b. ethnocentrism on Jonathan’s part
c. language difficulty on Carlos’s part
d. rudeness on Jonathan’s part


b. ethnocentrism on Jonathan’s part

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a. action step, attention step, visualization step, need step, satisfaction step b. need step, attention step, visualization step, satisfaction step, action step c. attention step, need step, satisfaction step, visualization step, action step d. satisfaction step, need step, attention step, action step, visualization step e. visualization step, attention step, need step, action step, satisfaction step

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The perceptual process in which you’re more influenced by what you sense first is ___________

a. proximity b. primacy c. recency d. consistency

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Social anxiety is a rare and serious psychological disorder.

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

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An argument seeks to apply the known truth in order to prompt others to action, while persuasion seeks to discover the truth in order to win conviction

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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