Petra listens to her father-in-law, Ernest, complain about liberal policies in his state. Petra strongly disagrees with Ernest’s opinions but chooses not to argue with her father-in-law. Identify the method of employing power that Ernest is using.

What will be an ideal response?

Ernest is employing the hidden use of power method.

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When the listener punctuates their listening with smiles, head nodding and verbalizations like “yeah,” “uh-huh,” this behavior is called __________

a. backchanneling b. cognitive processing c. repetition d. the gaze cuing effect

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