If you are trying to borrow the family car for the weekend and ask right before dinner, just after your parents get home from work, and get a refusal, what part of the situation might be most pertinent?

A. timing
B. atmosphere
C. physical setting
D. outside forces

Answer: A

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Jesse sees conflicts as battles to be won, despite the costs. Which conflict style does Jesse use?

A) compromising B) competing C) accommodating D) collaborating

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When the professor was ready to begin, she looked to the back of the lecture hall and cupped her hand to her ear and asked, "Can you hear me back there?" This is an example of the __________ function of nonverbal communication.

A. repeating B. complementing C. substituting D. deceiving

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