A Meta-Analysis of Gender Differences in Talkativeness,affiliative Speech,and Self-Assertive Speech

question 65

Multiple Choice

A meta-analysis of gender differences in talkativeness,affiliative speech,and self-assertive speech confirms which criticism of Deborah Tannen's research?

• A)Tannen underestimated the size of the gender differences in communication.
• B)Tannen overestimated the size of the gender differences in communication.
• C)Tannen focused too much on contexts of communication and not enough on the content of communication.
• D)None of these choices are correct.

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