Brei has been dating Adam for three months. She likes to really get to know someone before talking about her past, but Adam is pressuring her for more details because he thinks she’s hiding something. Which dialectic is causing conflict in their relationship?

a. Autonomy–connection
b. Novelty –predictability
c. Authority–inferiority
d. Openness–closedness

d. Openness–closedness

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Jae is speaking on the dangers that certain pesticides pose to honeybees. Which of the following strategies is most likely to spark his listeners' curiosity?

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