Marissa Is Practicing Her Social Skills by Using a Tape

question 717

Multiple Choice

Marissa is practicing her social skills by using a tape recorder so she can listen to several of her conversations.She also looks at herself in a mirror and exaggerates facial expressions of surprise, interest, dislike, and pleasure, so she can put more animation into her self-presentation.Marissa is most likely using these techniques to

• A) increase her private self-consciousness.
• B) increase her public self-consciousness.
• C) reduce her shyness.
• D) do all of these.

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