Mental Mechanisms That Can Block Clear Communication and Create Conflict

question 17

Multiple Choice

Mental mechanisms that can block clear communication and create conflict include:

• A) ​Persuasion, emotion and saving face
• B) ​Ethnocentrism, prejudice and stereotypes
• C) ​Psychological barriers and low self-disclosure
• D) ​Time compartmentalization and focus on punctuality

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