In the Context of Aggressive Assimilation as a Communication Orientation

question 6

Multiple Choice

In the context of aggressive assimilation as a communication orientation in co-cultural theory, which of the following shorthand descriptors is best described as adopting dominant communication codes to mask co-cultural identity?

• A) mirroring
• B) overcompensating
• C) bargaining
• D) avoiding

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Definitions:

Incidence

The rate or frequency at which a new event or case occurs in a specific population over a certain period of time.

Internally Valid

The extent to which a research study provides evidence of a cause-and-effect relationship between variables, within the context of the study.

Confounds

Variables that researcher failed to control, or eliminate, damaging the internal validity of an experiment by providing alternative explanations for outcomes.

Experimental Manipulation

The deliberate alteration of the independent variable in an experiment in order to learn about its effects on the dependent variable.