Miguel and Maria have been married for several years. Maria has been coming home from
work and complaining bitterly about the new boss and all the changes that are going on.
Miguel
is getting a little tired of hearing her complaints, but knows that Maria really needs to let off
some steam. So instead of telling her to quit, he gives her a hug, asks her to sit down, and tell
him all about it. Which strategy for escalating and maintaining a relationship is Miguel
employing?
A) engaging in relationship talk
B) socially decentering and adopting an other-oriented perspective
C) seeking compliance
D) managing conflict cooperatively
B
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donate blood. He organizes his speech so that his strongest arguments are first. Henry is following __________ theory in his speech organization. a. primacy b. recency c. logos d. pathos e. ethos
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false