During Ashlee's Speech, She Talks with the Same Inflections, Pauses

question 14

Multiple Choice

During Ashlee's speech, she talks with the same inflections, pauses, and other qualities she uses when talking to friends even though her speech is carefully planned and rehearsed. Ashlee's speech has ________________.

• A) a performance orientation
• B) a conversational style
• C) an impromptu style
• D) a professional orientation

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Definitions:

Narcissistic

Pertaining to narcissism, a personality trait characterized by an inflated sense of self-importance, need for admiration, and lack of empathy for others.

Rank-Order Consistency

The principle that individuals maintain the relative ordering of their personality traits or behavior compared to others across time or situations.

Mean-Level Change

A statistical term describing the change in the average score of a population on a certain measure over time.

Neuroticism

An attribute of one's character identified by changeable temperaments, unease, and unpredictable emotional reactions.