It Took Three Days for Laura to Respond to Brenda's

question 30

Multiple Choice

It took three days for Laura to respond to Brenda's text about setting up a girls' night out, and now Brenda was worried that Laura didn't like her as much as she thought.The lack of immediate response is due to texting's _____________nature, and is the reason that the lag between sending and receiving a message can be meaningful to the sender.

• A)Asynchronous
• B)Ambiguous
• C)Written
• D)Impersonal

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