Zimmerman & West (1975) Found in Same-Gender Conversations That

question 33

Multiple Choice

Zimmerman & West (1975) found in same-gender conversations that

• A) interruptions were equally divided between the speakers.
• B) over 65 percent of interruptions were by the older individual.
• C) over 85 percent of interruptions were by the younger individual.
• D) individuals did not interrupt each other at all.

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