Status and Connection Dimensions of Conversations Produce Different Expectations and Communication

question 6

Multiple Choice

Status and connection dimensions of conversations produce different expectations and communication patterns, such as

• A) status produces a desire for interdependence and intimacy
• B) status produces empowerment
• C) connection produces cooperation and consensus-seeking
• D) connection produces a competitive urge to control conversations

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Definitions:

Cognitive Development

The process of growth and change in intellectual/mental abilities such as thinking, reasoning, and understanding over the course of a person's life.

Carol Gilligan

A psychologist who criticized the male-centric views in moral development theory, emphasizing a care-based ethics contrasting with justice-based ethics.

Western European

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Emotional Development

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