Donal and His Girlfriend, Riva, Tend to Get into Predictable

question 29

Multiple Choice

Donal and his girlfriend, Riva, tend to get into predictable, quickly escalating arguments whenever the subject of his ex-girlfriend comes up. This is an example of ______.

• A) spirals of communication
• B) technoference
• C) defensive communication
• D) relational culture

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Definitions:

England

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