What is the difference between disconfirming and confirming communication?
What will be an ideal response?
Disconfirming communication occurs when one uses comments that reject or invalidate a positive or negative self-image of one's conversational partner. Confirming communication is more ethical and effective compared to disconfirming communication and occurs when one makes comments that validate positive self-images of others.
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Why is it important to know how other people perceive your social style?
A. Their perception influences how they treat you. B. Their perception influences how you perceive yourself. C. Their perception doesn't matter; it only matters how you see yourself. D. You can never know how another person perceives you, so you shouldn't try.
He thought Smith was the most ________
of the three judges. a. equitable b. equal c. equitible