Read the Following Conversation and Then Answer Questions

question 2

Multiple Choice

Read the following conversation and then answer questions
Marissa: You've been on the phone for an hour-get off!
Nicole: Okay.
Marissa: Now!
[ tells her friend she will call her later and hangs up.]
Marissa: Thank you.
Nicole: Ask a little more nicely next time.
-In the conversation above, Marissa's line, "You've been on the phone for an hour-get off!" is a:

• A) one-up message.
• B) one-down message.
• C) one-across message.
• D) symmetrical message.

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Definitions:

Reaction Formation

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Psychodynamic Theorists

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