Two 15-Year-Olds, John and Martha, Are Deeply Engaged in Conversation

question 32

Multiple Choice

Two 15-year-olds, John and Martha, are deeply engaged in conversation. If typical gender differences in language hold true for John and Martha, we would expect that:

• A) John would focus on providing information in a fairly blunt manner, whereas Martha would focus on maintaining the relationship through tact and courtesy.
• B) John would be focused on demonstrating his superior verbal ability, whereas Martha would be focused on commending John for his strength and agility.
• C) Martha would be subtly trying to teach John new things, whereas John would be trying to demonstrate how much he already knows.
• D) Martha would do most of the talking and John would be tuning out a lot of what she says.

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