One communication act that can greatly improve anyone’s perception skills is perception checking, which is _____
a. communicating with others to determine if their perceptions match your own
b. analyzing other opinions to see how you can stress your own
c. temporarily removing your own perceptions in favor of mutual agreement
d. mentally hypothesizing what another opinion could be before confirming
Answer: a
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