Jillian and her new roommate are getting to know each other by asking questions such as, "Where did you work over the summer?""Do you have brothers and sisters?" and "What's your major?" In which stage of relational escalation are they most likely to be?

Lawrence has the tendency to constantly call attention to

himself during group meetings by boasting or cracking jokes. He is acting as a(n) __________. Fill in the blanks with correct word

Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Research has found that workers want different things in different countries. In the United States, for example, workers want work/life balance. 2. According to the article on Speedreaching people, the more similar people are to us, the more comfortable we are with them. 3. In the United States, the day-to-day communicative activities of men and women have become more and more dissimilar in the last few decades. 4. Who we are affects our perception of a situation and our beliefs about how we and others should react. 5.Feminine communication cultures are more apt to accentuate instrumental goals, hierarchical structure, individualistic goals, and competitive speech forms. 6. Gendered behavior can change as individuals find themselves in new situations that allow them to try on new behaviors.