A theory is ________

a. all of these
b. a story about how and why events occur
c. a set of statements asserting relationships among classes of variables
d. an idea that explains an event or behavior, bringing clarity to an otherwisejumbled situation, drawing order out of chaos

a

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A) open area B) free area C) blind area D) unknown area E) hidden area

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Lisa just received some bad news about the health of her mother. Her best friend tried to comfort her, but Lisa doesn’t want to talk. The two of them just sit together. According to the Dual Process Model of Supportive Communication, Lisa responded to the ______.

A. quality of the message B. environmental cues C. close distance D. invisible support phenomenon

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