In the perception process, selection must always occur first

Deborah Tannen offers an explanation for why it may seem that men don't listen to women. She claims that

a. most men are tired of listening to talkative women. b. men don't listen as a way of establishing power and authority. c. men aren't interested in listening empathically, regardless of the speaker. d. many men don't show they are listening, whereas women do. e. men focus on analytical listening rather than other forms of listening.

Which of the following strategies would be classified as active according to uncertainty reduction theory?

A. asking a friend to find out if someone you are interested in is already dating someone else B. asking someone out on a date C. unobtrusively observing someone at a party D. encouraging someone to tell you something embarrassing about themselves