Self-Disclosure Is Most Effectively Used as a Relational Maintenance Strategy

question 14

Multiple Choice

Self-disclosure is most effectively used as a relational maintenance strategy when you

• A) put down your partner's disclosure.
• B) disclose your self and encourage disclosure from your partner.
• C) hide important information from your partner.
• D) betray your partner by sharing his or her confidential disclosures.
• E) avoid it at all costs.

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Definitions:

Consumer

An individual who purchases goods or services for personal use.

Drastically

Describing actions taken with extreme or significant impact, often implying a substantial change or effect.

Persuasion

The process of swaying an individual's beliefs, attitudes, or actions through the use of argument, logic, or enticement.

Impersonal

Lacking personal feeling or attachment; not influenced by, showing, or involving personal feelings.