When Rosa Has to Ask Her Boss a Question, She

question 19

Multiple Choice

When Rosa has to ask her boss a question, she would rather send a text-message than ask the question face-to-face. This illustrates the principle that

• A) communication contexts produce different levels of anxiety for different people.
• B) if we are confident in one communication situation, that confidence will carry over to other types of situations.
• C) oral communication always produces more anxiety than does written communication.
• D) verbal communication always produces more anxiety than does nonverbal communication.

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