Ivan Likes to Make Jokes and He Often Uses Humor

question 55

Multiple Choice

Ivan likes to make jokes and he often uses humor in his daily interactions. This approach to communication is usually effective for him. Ivan sees Dane at the market looking sad. After speaking with him, he finds that he recently lost a family pet. Ivan knows the feeling because he lost his pet hamster the month before. Ivan tries to cheer Dane up with his light-hearted humor, but Dane leaves feeling annoyed. From what we know, what best explains why Ivan was an ineffective communicator?

• A) He was not empathic.
• B) He was not situational.
• C) He was not relational.
• D) He was not flexible.

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Definitions:

Fruit Ripening

The physiological process by which fruits undergo chemical changes, becoming sweeter, less green, and softer.

Hormone

Chemical messengers produced by the endocrine glands that regulate various bodily functions by traveling through the bloodstream to target organs.

Phytochromes

A type of photoreceptor in plants that absorbs light to regulate growth, development, and flowering in response to environmental conditions.

Nonphotosynthetic

Organisms or cells that do not have the ability to convert light energy into chemical energy through photosynthesis.