When Donald, an openly gay man, meets Mehmet, Mehmet automatically assumes Don must also know Rick, Mehmet's gay residence-hall director. Mehmet's tendency to assume Don and Rick would know each other can be described as __________.

Explain some of the reasons why women may feel reluctant to use direct and powerful communication strategies.

What will be an ideal response?

Research is almost always undertaken to discover one of several common questions. For example, research designed to _____ will answer the question “How?”

a. search for specifics b. discover what is known c. support a position d. find statistical evidence