During a recent conversation, Alexis observed Patricia making a nonverbal gesture that she could not interpret. Later that day, she asked Roberta, who had been a part of the conversation, to help her to understand the gesture

Which strategy was Alexis using to get the information?
a. The expectancy violation model
b. Accenting
c. Immediacy
d. Perception-checking

d

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_____ is the unfair or inappropriate treatment of people based on their group membership

a. Individualism vs. collectivism b. Distribution of power c. Ethnocentrism d. Discrimination

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