In Response to a Query About Sharon,her Manager Replied with an Email

question 25

Multiple Choice

In response to a query about Sharon,her manager replied with an email stating,"Sharon is a good employee." He meant this as a positive endorsement of Sharon,but the inquirer decoded "good" to mean that Sharon was just a mediocre employee.In this instance

• A) quid pro quo has occurred.
• B) the manager used the wrong sensory channel to convey the message.
• C) cognitive structuring has occurred.
• D) bypassing has occurred.

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Definitions:

Top-Down

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Markov Model

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Projected Patterns

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