On a normal basis, you come home from school and find your housemate’s socks on the floor. One day, however, you come home and find the floor free of socks. The fact that your housemate has not left dirty socks on the floor is a much better scene than you expected to find. In this case, you experienced a(n) ______ expectancy violation.
A. positive
B. negative
C. interpersonal
D. uncertainty
A. positive
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The first commercial radio license went to station ________ in Pittsburgh in 1920.
A. WNBC B. KDKA C. WEAF D. KCBS
During the opening statement, speaking to one disputant instead of to both ______.
A. is common if power balancing is necessary B. implies a strong and credible mediator C. implies lack of neutrality D. may be necessary in some seating arrangements
Before a meeting started, Douglas suggested that distributing copies of the agenda would help the members to get a clear idea about the topics to be covered
The members readily agreed and made it a practice to distribute the hand-outs in all subsequent meetings. Which term best describes the practice adopted by the members? a) Ground rul b) Group conformity c) Trust relationship d) Self-concept
George wants to be the disciplinarian in the family. His wife Adelle also wants to be the disciplinarian. Which type of role conflict is being experienced in their family?
A. interpersonal role conflict B. role reversal conflict C. role expectation conflict D. intrapersonal role conflict