Imagine Standing in Line at a Store and Having a Stranger

question 59

Multiple Choice

Imagine standing in line at a store and having a stranger in front of you say, "Lately I have been thinking about how I really feel about myself. I think I am pretty well adjusted, but I occasionally have some questions about my sexual adequacy." This person has just illustrated

• A)overdisclosure.
• B)mutual exchange.
• C)social comparison.
• D)the actor-observer bias.

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Definitions:

Mimic

To mimic is to imitate or copy someone's actions, speech, or mannerisms, often for learning or adaptation purposes.

Nonverbal Behaviors

Communication without words, including body language, facial expressions, gestures, and other physical cues.

Media Richness

Media richness theory posits that the effectiveness of communication varies with the richness of the medium used, rating from face-to-face (richest) to numerical documents (least rich).

Telephone

A communication device that transmits and receives sound, typically voices, over long distances using wire or radio technology.